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