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