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