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