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	Source
brother	cakōtaraṉ, 0	cakōtaraṉ, 0	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's daughter	marumakaḷ, makal, pen	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's son	makan, marumakaṉ, piḷḷai	marumān, marumakaṉ, marumakan	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's wife	nātṭṭuppeṇ, maittini, marumakal, āyanti, manni, koḷuntia, aṇṇi	nātṭṭuppeṇ, maittini, marumakal, āyanti, manni, koḷuntia, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai	Saxena et al., 2015
daughter	piṉṉaval, en mǎkǎl, peṇ, makal, poṇṇ, piṉṉi, poṇṇu	piṉṉaval, en mǎkǎl, peṇ, makal, poṇṇ, piṉṉi, poṇṇu	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's daughter	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband	en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai, marumakan	en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai, marumakan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband's father	annacci, attan, cammanti	annacci, attan, cammanti	Karve, 1968
daughter's husband's mother	sampanti, akkā, nāttanār, aṇṇi, tankai	sampanti, akkā, nāttanār, aṇṇi, tankai	Karve, 1968
daughter's son	pẽran, en pêrǎn	pẽran, en pêrǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father	appā, ayyā, amman, en tǎkkǎppǎn, appacci, attan, tandai, appu, takappan	appā, ayyā, amman, en tǎkkǎppǎn, appacci, attan, tandai, appu, takappan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's brother's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's older son	en tǎmaiyan, an̤n̤an	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyǎn	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger daughter	en tangaichchi, tangay	en tangaichchi, tangay	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger son	en tambi	en tambi	Morgan, 1871
father's father	tattā, pattā, en paddan	tattā, pattā, en paddan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's mother	en paddi, pāṭṭi, appātham appāyi	en paddi, pāṭṭi, appātham appāyi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's wife (not mother)	citti	citti	Karve, 1968
father's sister	attai	attai	Karve, 1968
father's sister's daughter	attankāl, attankār	attankāl, attankār	Karve, 1968
father's sister's husband	māmanār, attimper, māmā	māmanār, attimper, māmā	Karve, 1968
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai	Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older daughter	attankāl, en mǎittuni, attankār	attankāl, en mǎchchi, machcharl, attankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older son	attai-pillai, en attän, mǎittǔnǎn	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankāl, en mǎittuni, attankār	attankāl, en mǎchchi, mǎchchǎrl, attankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger son	attai-pillai, en attän, mǎittǔnǎn	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother	periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn	periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother's daughter	akkā	akkā	Karve, 1968
father's older brother's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā	Karve, 1968
father's older sister	en attai, periattai	en attai, periattai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older sister's daughter	matani, aṇṇi	matani, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
father's older sister's son	attān	attān	Karve, 1968
father's younger brother	en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn, cittāppā	en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn, cittāppā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger brother's daughter	tankai	tankai	Karve, 1968
father's younger brother's son	tambi	tambi	Karve, 1968
father's younger sister	cinnattai, kunjattai, en attai	cinnattai, kunjattai, en attai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's daughter	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia	Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	Karve, 1968
husband	attān, kaṇavaṉ, kanḍan, āṭṭukārar, akamuddaiān, koḷuntan, purusan, maṇalan, kolunan	attān, purushan, kaṇavaṉ, kanḍan, āṭṭukārar, akamuddaiān, koḷuntan, purusan, maṇalan, en kǎnavǎn, kolunan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
husband's brother	attaṉ, maccinan, koḷuntan, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai	attaṉ, maccinan, koḷuntan, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai	Karve, 1968
husband's father	māman, māma	en mämǎn, mämanär, māman, māma	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's mother	māmi, attai, māmiyār	māmiyār, māmi, en mämi, mämar, attai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's sister	natti, nāttiya, aṇṇi, nāttaṉār, maittuni	natti, nāttiya, aṇṇi, nāttaṉār, maittuni	Karve, 1968
mother	ammāḷ, tāy, ammā, tāi, tammannai, āyāḻ, āyi, aṉṉa, en täy	ammāḷ, tāy, ammā, tāi, tammannai, āyāḻ, āyi, aṉṉa, en täy	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's brother	māmā, ammān	māmā, ammān	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's daughter	ammankār, ammankāl	ammankār, ammankāl	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's wife	māmi, attai, ammāmi	māmi, attai, ammāmi	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older daughter	ammankār, ammankāl, en mǎittǔni	ammankār, en mǎchchärl, ammankāl	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older son	ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai	ammānci, en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger daughter	en mǎittuni, ammankār, ammankāl	ammankār, en mǎchchärl, ammankāl	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger son	ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai	ammānci, en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's father	tattā, en paddan, pattā	tattā, en paddan, pattā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's mother	en paddi, pāṭṭi	en paddi, pāṭṭi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's sister's husband	cittappā	cittappā	Karve, 1968
mother's sisters's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's older son	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger daughter	en tangǎichchi, tǎngay	en tangǎichchi, tǎngay	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger son	en tambi	en tambi	Morgan, 1871
mother's older brother	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's daughter	matani, aṇṇi	matani, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's son	attān	attān	Karve, 1968
mother's older sister	en pěriyǎ täy, periammā	en pěriyǎ täy, periammā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older sister's daughter	akkā	akkā	Karve, 1968
mother's older sister's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā	Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's daughter	koḷunti, maccini, matini, koḻuntia	koḷunti, maccini, matini, koḻuntia	Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister	citti, kunji, en sěriyǎ täy	citti, kunji, en sěriyǎ täy	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister's daughter	tangai	tangai	Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister's son	thampi	thampi	Karve, 1968
son	paiyan, makan, en mǎkǎn, piḷḷai	paiyan, makan, en mǎkǎn, piḷḷai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's daughter	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's son	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife	nāṭṭu-peṇ, nāṭṭu-poṇ, māṭṭu-pen, marumakal, namkai, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl	nāṭṭu-peṇ, nāṭṭu-poṇ, māṭṭu-pen, marumakal, namkai, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife's mother	sampanti, akkā, nāttanār, aṇṇi, tankai	sampanti, akkā, nāttanār, aṇṇi, tankai	Karve, 1968
wife	penjati, peṇtāṭṭi, en manaivi, maṉaivi, akamuttaiāḷ, pernchätti, pattini	penjati, peṇtāṭṭi, maṉaivi, akamuttaiāḷ, pattini	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's brother	attan, maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ, maccāṉ	attan, maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ, maccāṉ	Karve, 1968
wife's father	en mämǎn, māmanar, māma	māmanar, māma	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's mother	māmiyār, mämar, māmi, en mämi	māmi, māmiyār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's sister	akkā, maccini, matini, macci	akkā, maccini, matini, macci	Karve, 1968
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari	Saxena et al., 2015
sister's daughter	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	marumakaḷ, makal, pennu	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
sister's husband	attimper, attaṉ, koḷuntaṉ	attimper, attaṉ, koḷuntaṉ	Karve, 1968
sister's son	marumān, marumakaṉ, marumakan, māpiḷḷai	makan, marumakaṉ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
co- husband	mūttal, elaiyāl	mūttal, elaiyāl	Karve, 1968
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti	Karve, 1968
older brother	tammaṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, aṇṇācci, ayyan, an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇā	tammaṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, aṇṇācci, ayyan, an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
older brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
older brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871
older sister	en akkärl, tattai, appi, appāttāi, akkā, tamakkā, tǎmǎkay, atti, akkāḷ	tattai, appi, appāttāi, akkā, en akkäl, tamakkā, tǎmǎkay, atti, akkāḷ	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
older sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
older sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871
younger brother	en tambí, tampi, empi	en tambí, tampi, empi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
younger brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
younger brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871
younger sister	taṅkai, tangāḷ, tangai, en tangaichchi, tangacci, angicci, tangay	taṅkai, tangāḷ, tangai, en tangaichchi, tangacci, angicci, tangay	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
younger sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
younger sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871