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