Tamil

Glottocode: tami1289

Language family: Dravidian

Database: Parabank

Glossary

Grandparents

Parents' and Parents' Siblings

Nuclear family

Siblings and Cousins

Children and Niblings

Grandchildren

All Kinterms

Kin type	Male Speaker	Female Speaker
brother	cakōtaraṉ, 0	cakōtaraṉ, 0
brother's daughter	marumakaḷ, makal, pen	marumakaḷ, maru-makal
brother's son	marumakaṉ, makan, piḷḷai	marumakaṉ, marumān, marumakan
brother's wife	marumakal, manni, aṇṇi, koḷuntia, āyanti, maittini, nātṭṭuppeṇ	marumakal, manni, aṇṇi, koḷuntia, āyanti, maittini, nātṭṭuppeṇ
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai
daughter	poṇṇ, piṉṉi, peṇ, en mǎkǎl, makal, poṇṇu, piṉṉaval	poṇṇ, piṉṉi, peṇ, en mǎkǎl, makal, poṇṇu, piṉṉaval
daughter's daughter	en pêrtti, peyarti, pẽtti	en pêrtti, peyarti, pẽtti
daughter's husband	māpillai, en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan	māpillai, en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan
daughter's husband's father	cammanti, annacci, attan	cammanti, annacci, attan
daughter's husband's mother	akkā, aṇṇi, tankai, sampanti, nāttanār	akkā, aṇṇi, tankai, sampanti, nāttanār
daughter's son	pẽran, en pêrǎn	pẽran, en pêrǎn
father	en tǎkkǎppǎn, ayyā, tandai, appu, takappan, amman, appā, attan, appacci	en tǎkkǎppǎn, ayyā, tandai, appu, takappan, amman, appā, attan, appacci
father's brother's older daughter	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl
father's brother's older son	en tǎmaiyan, an̤n̤an	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyǎn
father's brother's younger daughter	tangay, en tangaichchi	tangay, en tangaichchi
father's brother's younger son	en tambi	en tambi
father's father	en paddan, pattā, tattā	en paddan, pattā, tattā
father's mother	appātham appāyi, en paddi, pāṭṭi	appātham appāyi, en paddi, pāṭṭi
father's wife (not mother)	citti	citti
father's sister	attai	attai
father's sister's daughter	attankāl, attankār	attankāl, attankār
father's sister's husband	attimper, māmanār, māmā	attimper, māmanār, māmā
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai
father's sisters's older daughter	attankār, attankāl, en mǎittuni	en mǎchchi, machcharl, attankāl, attankār
father's sisters's older son	en attän, mǎittǔnǎn, attai-pillai	en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankār, attankāl, en mǎittuni	en mǎchchi, mǎchchǎrl, attankāl, attankār
father's sisters's younger son	en attän, mǎittǔnǎn, attai-pillai	en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai
father's older brother	en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā	en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā
father's older brother's daughter	akkā	akkā
father's older brother's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā
father's older sister	en attai, periattai	en attai, periattai
father's older sister's daughter	matani, aṇṇi	matani, aṇṇi
father's older sister's son	attān	attān
father's younger brother	cittāppā, en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn	cittāppā, en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn
father's younger brother's daughter	tankai	tankai
father's younger brother's son	tambi	tambi
father's younger sister	en attai, cinnattai, kunjattai	en attai, cinnattai, kunjattai
father's younger sister's daughter	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia
father's younger sister's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ
husband	purusan, akamuddaiān, kolunan, attān, koḷuntan, āṭṭukārar, maṇalan, kanḍan, kaṇavaṉ	purusan, en kǎnavǎn, purushan, akamuddaiān, kolunan, attān, koḷuntan, āṭṭukārar, maṇalan, kanḍan, kaṇavaṉ
husband's brother	maccinapilḷḷai, attaṉ, koḷuntan, maṅchaṉ, maccinan	maccinapilḷḷai, attaṉ, koḷuntan, maṅchaṉ, maccinan
husband's father	māman, māma	mämanär, māman, en mämǎn, māma
husband's mother	attai, māmi, māmiyār	mämar, māmi, māmiyār, en mämi, attai
husband's sister	natti, nāttaṉār, maittuni, aṇṇi, nāttiya	natti, nāttaṉār, maittuni, aṇṇi, nāttiya
mother	aṉṉa, tammannai, ammā, āyi, tāy, tāi, en täy, ammāḷ, āyāḻ	aṉṉa, tammannai, ammā, āyi, tāy, tāi, en täy, ammāḷ, āyāḻ
mother's brother	māmā, ammān	māmā, ammān
mother's brother's daughter	ammankāl, ammankār	ammankāl, ammankār
mother's brother's son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai
mother's brother's wife	māmi, ammāmi, attai	māmi, ammāmi, attai
mother's brother's older daughter	ammankāl, ammankār, en mǎittǔni	ammankāl, ammankār, en mǎchchärl
mother's brother's older son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai, en mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, ammānci, mamapiḷḷai
mother's brother's younger daughter	ammankāl, ammankār, en mǎittuni	ammankāl, ammankār, en mǎchchärl
mother's brother's younger son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai, en mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, ammānci, mamapiḷḷai
mother's father	en paddan, pattā, tattā	en paddan, pattā, tattā
mother's mother	en paddi, pāṭṭi	en paddi, pāṭṭi
mother's sister's husband	cittappā	cittappā
mother's sisters's older daughter	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl
mother's sisters's older son	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn
mother's sisters's younger daughter	en tangǎichchi, tǎngay	en tangǎichchi, tǎngay
mother's sisters's younger son	en tambi	en tambi
mother's older brother	en mǎmǎn, māmā, ammān	en mǎmǎn, māmā, ammān
mother's older brother's daughter	matani, aṇṇi	matani, aṇṇi
mother's older brother's son	attān	attān
mother's older sister	periammā, en pěriyǎ täy	periammā, en pěriyǎ täy
mother's older sister's daughter	akkā	akkā
mother's older sister's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā
mother's younger brother	en mǎmǎn, māmā, ammān	en mǎmǎn, māmā, ammān
mother's younger brother's daughter	maccini, matini, koḷunti, koḻuntia	maccini, matini, koḷunti, koḻuntia
mother's younger brother's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ
mother's younger sister	kunji, en sěriyǎ täy, citti	kunji, en sěriyǎ täy, citti
mother's younger sister's daughter	tangai	tangai
mother's younger sister's son	thampi	thampi
son	en mǎkǎn, paiyan, makan, piḷḷai	en mǎkǎn, paiyan, makan, piḷḷai
son's daughter	en pêrtti, peyarti, pẽtti	en pêrtti, peyarti, pẽtti
son's son	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn
son's wife	nāṭṭu-peṇ, marumakal, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, namkai	nāṭṭu-peṇ, marumakal, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, namkai
son's wife's mother	akkā, aṇṇi, tankai, sampanti, nāttanār	akkā, aṇṇi, tankai, sampanti, nāttanār
wife	pattini, maṉaivi, pernchätti, penjati, en manaivi, akamuttaiāḷ, peṇtāṭṭi	pattini, maṉaivi, peṇtāṭṭi, penjati, akamuttaiāḷ
wife's brother	maittunaṉ, maccāṉ, attan, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccāṉ, attan, maccinaṉ
wife's father	en mämǎn, māma, māmanar	māma, māmanar
wife's mother	en mämi, mämar, māmi, māmiyār	māmi, māmiyār
wife's sister	maccini, akkā, matini, macci	maccini, akkā, matini, macci
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari
sister's daughter	marumakaḷ, maru-makal	marumakaḷ, makal, pennu
sister's husband	attaṉ, attimper, koḷuntaṉ	attaṉ, attimper, koḷuntaṉ
sister's son	māpiḷḷai, marumakaṉ, marumān, marumakan	marumakaṉ, makan
co- husband	elaiyāl, mūttal	elaiyāl, mūttal
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti
older brother	an̤n̤ǎn, ayyan, aṇṇācci, aṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, tammaṇṇā	an̤n̤ǎn, ayyan, aṇṇācci, aṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, tammaṇṇā
older brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
older brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
older sister	akkā, tattai, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi, appi, atti, akkāḷ, en akkärl, tamakkā	akkā, tattai, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi, en akkäl, appi, atti, akkāḷ, tamakkā
older sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
older sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn
younger brother	en tambí, empi, tampi	en tambí, empi, tampi
younger brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
younger brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
younger sister	tangāḷ, en tangaichchi, tangay, angicci, tangacci, tangai, taṅkai	tangāḷ, en tangaichchi, tangay, angicci, tangacci, tangai, taṅkai
younger sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
younger sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn