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