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