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	pen, makal, marumakaḷ	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's son	makan, marumakaṉ, piḷḷai	marumakaṉ, marumān, marumakan	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's wife	maittini, marumakal, aṇṇi, manni, koḷuntia, nātṭṭuppeṇ, āyanti	maittini, marumakal, aṇṇi, manni, koḷuntia, nātṭṭuppeṇ, āyanti	Karve, 1968
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai	Saxena et al., 2015
daughter	en mǎkǎl, poṇṇ, poṇṇu, peṇ, piṉṉi, piṉṉaval, makal	en mǎkǎl, poṇṇ, poṇṇu, peṇ, piṉṉi, piṉṉaval, makal	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's daughter	peyarti, pẽtti, en pêrtti	peyarti, pẽtti, en pêrtti	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband	en mäpillai, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan	en mäpillai, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband's father	cammanti, annacci, attan	cammanti, annacci, attan	Karve, 1968
daughter's husband's mother	sampanti, akkā, nāttanār, tankai, aṇṇi	sampanti, akkā, nāttanār, tankai, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
daughter's son	pẽran, en pêrǎn	pẽran, en pêrǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father	en tǎkkǎppǎn, tandai, takappan, appacci, ayyā, appā, amman, appu, attan	en tǎkkǎppǎn, tandai, takappan, appacci, ayyā, appā, amman, appu, attan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's brother's older daughter	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's older son	en tǎmaiyan, an̤n̤an	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyǎn	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger daughter	tangay, en tangaichchi	tangay, en tangaichchi	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	appātham appāyi, en paddi, pāṭṭi	appātham appāyi, en paddi, pāṭṭi	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	attankār, attankāl	attankār, attankāl	Karve, 1968
father's sister's husband	māmā, māmanār, attimper	māmā, māmanār, attimper	Karve, 1968
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai	Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older daughter	attankār, en mǎittuni, attankāl	machcharl, en mǎchchi, attankāl, attankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older son	attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn, en attän	en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankār, en mǎittuni, attankāl	mǎchchǎrl, attankār, en mǎchchi, attankāl	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger son	attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn, en attän	en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother	en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā	en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā	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	aṇṇi, matani	aṇṇi, matani	Karve, 1968
father's older sister's son	attān	attān	Karve, 1968
father's younger brother	cittāppā, en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn	cittāppā, en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn	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	en attai, kunjattai, cinnattai	en attai, kunjattai, cinnattai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's daughter	koḻuntia, koḻunti, maitini	koḻuntia, koḻunti, maitini	Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	Karve, 1968
husband	koḷuntan, attān, maṇalan, kanḍan, kaṇavaṉ, kolunan, āṭṭukārar, purusan, akamuddaiān	koḷuntan, purushan, attān, maṇalan, kanḍan, kaṇavaṉ, kolunan, āṭṭukārar, en kǎnavǎn, purusan, akamuddaiān	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
husband's brother	koḷuntan, maccinapilḷḷai, attaṉ, maṅchaṉ, maccinan	koḷuntan, maccinapilḷḷai, attaṉ, maṅchaṉ, maccinan	Karve, 1968
husband's father	māman, māma	māman, māma, en mämǎn, mämanär	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's mother	attai, māmiyār, māmi	māmiyār, en mämi, māmi, attai, mämar	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's sister	maittuni, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, aṇṇi, natti	maittuni, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, aṇṇi, natti	Karve, 1968
mother	en täy, tāy, tammannai, āyāḻ, tāi, ammā, ammāḷ, aṉṉa, āyi	en täy, tāy, tammannai, āyāḻ, tāi, ammā, ammāḷ, aṉṉa, āyi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's brother	ammān, māmā	ammān, māmā	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's daughter	ammankāl, ammankār	ammankāl, ammankār	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's wife	attai, ammāmi, māmi	attai, ammāmi, māmi	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older daughter	en mǎittǔni, ammankāl, ammankār	en mǎchchärl, ammankāl, ammankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai, en mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger daughter	en mǎittuni, ammankāl, ammankār	en mǎchchärl, ammankāl, ammankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger son	ammānci, mamapiḷḷai, en mǎittǔnǎn	en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's father	tattā, pattā, en paddan	tattā, pattā, en paddan	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	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	tǎmǎkay, en akkärl	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's older son	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger daughter	tǎngay, en tangǎichchi	tǎngay, en tangǎichchi	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger son	en tambi	en tambi	Morgan, 1871
mother's older brother	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's daughter	aṇṇi, matani	aṇṇi, matani	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	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā	ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's daughter	koḻuntia, koḷunti, maccini, matini	koḻuntia, koḷunti, maccini, matini	Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister	kunji, citti, en sěriyǎ täy	kunji, citti, 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	piḷḷai, makan, en mǎkǎn, paiyan	piḷḷai, makan, en mǎkǎn, paiyan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's daughter	peyarti, pẽtti, en pêrtti	peyarti, pẽtti, en pêrtti	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	en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, nāṭṭu-peṇ, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-poṇ, marumakal, namkai	en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, nāṭṭu-peṇ, māṭṭu-pen, nāṭṭu-poṇ, marumakal, namkai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife's mother	sampanti, akkā, nāttanār, tankai, aṇṇi	sampanti, akkā, nāttanār, tankai, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
wife	pattini, en manaivi, maṉaivi, peṇtāṭṭi, penjati, akamuttaiāḷ, pernchätti	pattini, maṉaivi, penjati, akamuttaiāḷ, peṇtāṭṭi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's brother	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ, maccāṉ, attan	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ, maccāṉ, attan	Karve, 1968
wife's father	māmanar, en mämǎn, māma	māmanar, māma	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's mother	māmi, māmiyār, en mämi, mämar	māmiyār, māmi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's sister	macci, maccini, akkā, matini	macci, maccini, akkā, matini	Karve, 1968
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari	Saxena et al., 2015
sister's daughter	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	pennu, makal, marumakaḷ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
sister's husband	koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ, attimper	koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ, attimper	Karve, 1968
sister's son	marumakaṉ, marumān, māpiḷḷai, marumakan	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, aṇṇācci, an̤n̤ǎn, ayyan, en tǎmaiyan, aṇṇā	tammaṇṇā, aṇṇācci, an̤n̤ǎn, ayyan, en tǎmaiyan, 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	akkā, en akkärl, tǎmǎkay, tamakkā, appi, atti, appāttāi, akkāḷ, tattai	en akkäl, akkā, tǎmǎkay, tamakkā, appi, atti, appāttāi, akkāḷ, tattai	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	tangay, en tangaichchi, tangacci, angicci, tangāḷ, taṅkai, tangai	tangay, en tangaichchi, tangacci, angicci, tangāḷ, taṅkai, tangai	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