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