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