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