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