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