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