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	cakōtaraṉ, 0	cakōtaraṉ, 0
brother's daughter	pen, makal, marumakaḷ	marumakaḷ, maru-makal
brother's son	marumakaṉ, makan, piḷḷai	marumakan, marumakaṉ, marumān
brother's wife	manni, āyanti, marumakal, nātṭṭuppeṇ, koḷuntia, maittini, aṇṇi	manni, āyanti, marumakal, nātṭṭuppeṇ, koḷuntia, maittini, aṇṇi
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai
daughter	piṉṉaval, piṉṉi, makal, peṇ, en mǎkǎl, poṇṇ, poṇṇu	piṉṉaval, piṉṉi, makal, peṇ, en mǎkǎl, poṇṇ, poṇṇu
daughter's daughter	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti
daughter's husband	en mäpillai, marumakan, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai	en mäpillai, marumakan, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai
daughter's husband's father	cammanti, annacci, attan	cammanti, annacci, attan
daughter's husband's mother	akkā, sampanti, tankai, nāttanār, aṇṇi	akkā, sampanti, tankai, nāttanār, aṇṇi
daughter's son	en pêrǎn, pẽran	en pêrǎn, pẽran
father	takappan, amman, appacci, appā, attan, en tǎkkǎppǎn, ayyā, tandai, appu	takappan, amman, appacci, appā, attan, en tǎkkǎppǎn, ayyā, tandai, 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	pattā, tattā, en paddan	pattā, tattā, en paddan
father's mother	appātham appāyi, pāṭṭi, en paddi	appātham appāyi, pāṭṭi, 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	māmanār, attimper, māmā	māmanār, attimper, māmā
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai
father's sisters's older daughter	attankār, attankāl, en mǎittuni	attankār, attankāl, en mǎchchi, machcharl
father's sisters's older son	en attän, mǎittǔnǎn, attai-pillai	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankār, attankāl, en mǎittuni	attankār, attankāl, en mǎchchi, mǎchchǎrl
father's sisters's younger son	en attän, mǎittǔnǎn, attai-pillai	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	matani, aṇṇi	matani, aṇṇi
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	kunjattai, en attai, cinnattai	kunjattai, en attai, cinnattai
father's younger sister's daughter	koḻuntia, koḻunti, maitini	koḻuntia, koḻunti, maitini
father's younger sister's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ
husband	āṭṭukārar, kolunan, koḷuntan, attān, kaṇavaṉ, purusan, maṇalan, akamuddaiān, kanḍan	āṭṭukārar, kolunan, koḷuntan, attān, en kǎnavǎn, purushan, kaṇavaṉ, purusan, maṇalan, akamuddaiān, kanḍan
husband's brother	maccinan, attaṉ, koḷuntan, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai	maccinan, attaṉ, koḷuntan, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai
husband's father	māma, māman	māma, māman, en mämǎn, mämanär
husband's mother	māmi, attai, māmiyār	māmi, māmiyār, en mämi, attai, mämar
husband's sister	natti, maittuni, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, aṇṇi	natti, maittuni, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, aṇṇi
mother	tāi, āyāḻ, aṉṉa, ammā, en täy, āyi, tāy, ammāḷ, tammannai	tāi, āyāḻ, aṉṉa, ammā, en täy, āyi, tāy, ammāḷ, tammannai
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	māmi, attai, ammāmi	māmi, attai, ammāmi
mother's brother's older daughter	en mǎittǔni, ammankāl, ammankār	ammankāl, en mǎchchärl, ammankār
mother's brother's older son	en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci
mother's brother's younger daughter	en mǎittuni, ammankāl, ammankār	ammankāl, en mǎchchärl, ammankār
mother's brother's younger son	en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci
mother's father	pattā, tattā, en paddan	pattā, tattā, en paddan
mother's mother	pāṭṭi, en paddi	pāṭṭi, en paddi
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	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn
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	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn	māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn
mother's younger brother's daughter	koḻuntia, matini, koḷunti, maccini	koḻuntia, matini, koḷunti, maccini
mother's younger brother's son	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ	maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ
mother's younger sister	citti, en sěriyǎ täy, kunji	citti, en sěriyǎ täy, kunji
mother's younger sister's daughter	tangai	tangai
mother's younger sister's son	thampi	thampi
son	paiyan, piḷḷai, makan, en mǎkǎn	paiyan, piḷḷai, makan, en mǎkǎn
son's daughter	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti
son's son	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn
son's wife	nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, marumakal, nāṭṭu-peṇ, namkai, māṭṭu-pen	nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, marumakal, nāṭṭu-peṇ, namkai, māṭṭu-pen
son's wife's mother	akkā, sampanti, tankai, nāttanār, aṇṇi	akkā, sampanti, tankai, nāttanār, aṇṇi
wife	penjati, pattini, pernchätti, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi, peṇtāṭṭi, en manaivi	penjati, pattini, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi, peṇtāṭṭi
wife's brother	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ, maccāṉ, attan	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ, maccāṉ, attan
wife's father	māma, en mämǎn, māmanar	māma, māmanar
wife's mother	māmi, māmiyār, mämar, en mämi	māmi, māmiyār
wife's sister	macci, matini, maccini, akkā	macci, matini, maccini, akkā
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari
sister's daughter	marumakaḷ, maru-makal	pennu, makal, marumakaḷ
sister's husband	attimper, koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ	attimper, koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ
sister's son	marumakan, marumakaṉ, marumān, māpiḷḷai	marumakaṉ, makan
co- husband	elaiyāl, mūttal	elaiyāl, mūttal
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti
older brother	aṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, aṇṇācci, ayyan, an̤n̤ǎn, tammaṇṇā	aṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, aṇṇācci, ayyan, an̤n̤ǎn, tammaṇṇā
older brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
older brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
older sister	atti, tattai, en akkärl, akkā, akkāḷ, tamakkā, appi, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi	atti, tattai, akkā, akkāḷ, en akkäl, tamakkā, appi, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi
older sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
older sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn
younger brother	empi, en tambí, tampi	empi, en tambí, tampi
younger brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl
younger brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn
younger sister	tangacci, taṅkai, tangai, tangāḷ, en tangaichchi, tangay, angicci	tangacci, taṅkai, tangai, tangāḷ, en tangaichchi, tangay, angicci
younger sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl
younger sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn