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	pen, marumakaḷ, makal	maru-makal, marumakaḷ
brother's son	piḷḷai, marumakaṉ, makan	marumakan, marumakaṉ, marumān
brother's wife	manni, nātṭṭuppeṇ, maittini, koḷuntia, marumakal, aṇṇi, āyanti	manni, nātṭṭuppeṇ, maittini, koḷuntia, marumakal, aṇṇi, āyanti
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai
daughter	peṇ, en mǎkǎl, poṇṇ, poṇṇu, piṉṉi, piṉṉaval, makal	peṇ, en mǎkǎl, poṇṇ, poṇṇu, piṉṉi, piṉṉaval, makal
daughter's daughter	peyarti, en pêrtti, pẽtti	peyarti, en pêrtti, pẽtti
daughter's husband	marumakan, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, en mäpillai	marumakan, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, en mäpillai
daughter's husband's father	annacci, attan, cammanti	annacci, attan, cammanti
daughter's husband's mother	nāttanār, akkā, sampanti, aṇṇi, tankai	nāttanār, akkā, sampanti, aṇṇi, tankai
daughter's son	en pêrǎn, pẽran	en pêrǎn, pẽran
father	tandai, ayyā, attan, appacci, appā, takappan, appu, amman, en tǎkkǎppǎn	tandai, ayyā, attan, appacci, appā, takappan, appu, amman, en tǎkkǎppǎn
father's brother's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay
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, tattā, pattā	en paddan, tattā, pattā
father's mother	pāṭṭi, appātham appāyi, en paddi	pāṭṭi, appātham appāyi, en paddi
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, attankāl, en mǎittuni	machcharl, en mǎchchi, attankār, attankāl
father's sisters's older son	attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn, en attän	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankār, attankāl, en mǎittuni	en mǎchchi, attankār, attankāl, mǎchchǎrl
father's sisters's younger son	attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn, en attän	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn
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	periattai, en attai	periattai, en attai
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	cinnattai, en attai, kunjattai	cinnattai, en attai, kunjattai
father's younger sister's daughter	koḻuntia, koḻunti, maitini	koḻuntia, koḻunti, maitini
father's younger sister's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ
husband	āṭṭukārar, kaṇavaṉ, kolunan, kanḍan, attān, purusan, akamuddaiān, koḷuntan, maṇalan	purushan, āṭṭukārar, kaṇavaṉ, kolunan, kanḍan, attān, purusan, en kǎnavǎn, akamuddaiān, koḷuntan, maṇalan
husband's brother	attaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maṅchaṉ, maccinan, koḷuntan	attaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maṅchaṉ, maccinan, koḷuntan
husband's father	māma, māman	en mämǎn, mämanär, māma, māman
husband's mother	māmiyār, attai, māmi	attai, māmiyār, māmi, en mämi, mämar
husband's sister	maittuni, natti, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, aṇṇi	maittuni, natti, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, aṇṇi
mother	en täy, tāy, tammannai, aṉṉa, āyāḻ, ammā, ammāḷ, āyi, tāi	en täy, tāy, tammannai, aṉṉa, āyāḻ, ammā, ammāḷ, āyi, tāi
mother's brother	ammān, māmā	ammān, māmā
mother's brother's daughter	ammankār, ammankāl	ammankār, ammankāl
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	en mǎittǔni, ammankār, ammankāl	en mǎchchärl, ammankār, ammankāl
mother's brother's older son	ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai	ammānci, en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai
mother's brother's younger daughter	ammankār, ammankāl, en mǎittuni	en mǎchchärl, ammankār, ammankāl
mother's brother's younger son	ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai	ammānci, en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai
mother's father	en paddan, tattā, pattā	en paddan, tattā, pattā
mother's mother	pāṭṭi, en paddi	pāṭṭi, en paddi
mother's sister's husband	cittappā	cittappā
mother's sisters's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay
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, en mǎmǎn, māmā	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā
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, en mǎmǎn, māmā	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā
mother's younger brother's daughter	koḻuntia, maccini, koḷunti, matini	koḻuntia, maccini, koḷunti, matini
mother's younger brother's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ
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	paiyan, piḷḷai, en mǎkǎn, makan	paiyan, piḷḷai, en mǎkǎn, makan
son's daughter	peyarti, en pêrtti, pẽtti	peyarti, en pêrtti, pẽtti
son's son	en pêrǎn, pẽraṉ	en pêrǎn, pẽraṉ
son's wife	namkai, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-peṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, nāṭṭu-poṇ, marumakal	namkai, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-peṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, nāṭṭu-poṇ, marumakal
son's wife's mother	nāttanār, akkā, sampanti, aṇṇi, tankai	nāttanār, akkā, sampanti, aṇṇi, tankai
wife	maṉaivi, penjati, akamuttaiāḷ, peṇtāṭṭi, pattini, en manaivi, pernchätti	maṉaivi, penjati, akamuttaiāḷ, peṇtāṭṭi, pattini
wife's brother	maccinaṉ, attan, maittunaṉ, maccāṉ	maccinaṉ, attan, maittunaṉ, maccāṉ
wife's father	en mämǎn, māma, māmanar	māma, māmanar
wife's mother	māmiyār, mämar, māmi, en mämi	māmiyār, māmi
wife's sister	maccini, akkā, macci, matini	maccini, akkā, macci, matini
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari
sister's daughter	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	pennu, marumakaḷ, makal
sister's husband	attaṉ, attimper, koḷuntaṉ	attaṉ, attimper, koḷuntaṉ
sister's son	marumakan, māpiḷḷai, marumakaṉ, marumān	marumakaṉ, makan
co- husband	elaiyāl, mūttal	elaiyāl, mūttal
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti
older brother	aṇṇācci, en tǎmaiyan, ayyan, tammaṇṇā, an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇā	aṇṇācci, en tǎmaiyan, ayyan, tammaṇṇā, an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇā
older brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
older brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
older sister	akkāḷ, en akkärl, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi, akkā, atti, tattai, appi, tamakkā	akkāḷ, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi, akkā, atti, tattai, en akkäl, appi, tamakkā
older sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
older sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn
younger brother	empi, tampi, en tambí	empi, tampi, en tambí
younger brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
younger brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
younger sister	angicci, tangay, tangāḷ, taṅkai, tangai, tangacci, en tangaichchi	angicci, tangay, tangāḷ, taṅkai, tangai, tangacci, en tangaichchi
younger sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
younger sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn