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	Source
brother	cakōtaraṉ, 0	cakōtaraṉ, 0	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's daughter	pen, marumakaḷ, makal	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's son	piḷḷai, makan, marumakaṉ	marumakaṉ, marumakan, marumān	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's wife	āyanti, maittini, marumakal, manni, nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, koḷuntia	āyanti, maittini, marumakal, manni, nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, koḷuntia	Karve, 1968
child	kuḻantai	kuḻantai	Saxena et al., 2015
daughter	poṇṇu, makal, en mǎkǎl, poṇṇ, piṉṉaval, piṉṉi, peṇ	poṇṇu, makal, en mǎkǎl, poṇṇ, piṉṉaval, piṉṉi, peṇ	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's daughter	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband	en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan, māpillai	en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan, māpillai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband's father	annacci, attan, cammanti	annacci, attan, cammanti	Karve, 1968
daughter's husband's mother	sampanti, tankai, nāttanār, akkā, aṇṇi	sampanti, tankai, nāttanār, akkā, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
daughter's son	pẽran, en pêrǎn	pẽran, en pêrǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father	en tǎkkǎppǎn, appu, appā, tandai, ayyā, attan, takappan, appacci, amman	en tǎkkǎppǎn, appu, appā, tandai, ayyā, attan, takappan, appacci, amman	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's brother's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's older son	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyan	an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyǎn	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger daughter	tangay, en tangaichchi	tangay, en tangaichchi	Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger son	en tambi	en tambi	Morgan, 1871
father's father	tattā, en paddan, pattā	tattā, en paddan, pattā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's mother	pāṭṭi, appātham appāyi, en paddi	pāṭṭi, appātham appāyi, en paddi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's wife (not mother)	citti	citti	Karve, 1968
father's sister	attai	attai	Karve, 1968
father's sister's daughter	attankāl, attankār	attankāl, attankār	Karve, 1968
father's sister's husband	attimper, māmā, māmanār	attimper, māmā, māmanār	Karve, 1968
father's sister's son	attai-pillai	attai-pillai	Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older daughter	attankāl, en mǎittuni, attankār	en mǎchchi, attankāl, attankār, machcharl	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older son	attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn, en attän	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger daughter	attankāl, en mǎittuni, attankār	en mǎchchi, mǎchchǎrl, attankāl, attankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger son	attai-pillai, mǎittǔnǎn, en attän	attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother	periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn	periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother's daughter	akkā	akkā	Karve, 1968
father's older brother's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā	Karve, 1968
father's older sister	en attai, periattai	en attai, periattai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older sister's daughter	aṇṇi, matani	aṇṇi, matani	Karve, 1968
father's older sister's son	attān	attān	Karve, 1968
father's younger brother	en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn, cittāppā	en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn, cittāppā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger brother's daughter	tankai	tankai	Karve, 1968
father's younger brother's son	tambi	tambi	Karve, 1968
father's younger sister	en attai, cinnattai, kunjattai	en attai, cinnattai, kunjattai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's daughter	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia	maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia	Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	Karve, 1968
husband	kaṇavaṉ, akamuddaiān, koḷuntan, attān, āṭṭukārar, kolunan, kanḍan, maṇalan, purusan	kaṇavaṉ, akamuddaiān, koḷuntan, attān, āṭṭukārar, kolunan, purushan, kanḍan, maṇalan, purusan, en kǎnavǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
husband's brother	koḷuntan, attaṉ, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maccinan	koḷuntan, attaṉ, maṅchaṉ, maccinapilḷḷai, maccinan	Karve, 1968
husband's father	māman, māma	māman, māma, mämanär, en mämǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's mother	māmi, attai, māmiyār	māmiyār, en mämi, māmi, mämar, attai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's sister	nāttaṉār, nāttiya, maittuni, natti, aṇṇi	nāttaṉār, nāttiya, maittuni, natti, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
mother	tāi, en täy, āyi, aṉṉa, ammāḷ, āyāḻ, tāy, ammā, tammannai	tāi, en täy, āyi, aṉṉa, ammāḷ, āyāḻ, tāy, ammā, tammannai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's brother	ammān, māmā	ammān, māmā	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's daughter	ammankāl, ammankār	ammankāl, ammankār	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's son	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's wife	māmi, attai, ammāmi	māmi, attai, ammāmi	Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older daughter	en mǎittǔni, ammankāl, ammankār	en mǎchchärl, ammankāl, ammankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older son	en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎchchǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger daughter	ammankāl, en mǎittuni, ammankār	en mǎchchärl, ammankāl, ammankār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger son	en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci	mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎchchǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's father	tattā, en paddan, pattā	tattā, en paddan, pattā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's mother	pāṭṭi, en paddi	pāṭṭi, en paddi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's sister's husband	cittappā	cittappā	Karve, 1968
mother's sisters's older daughter	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	en akkärl, tǎmǎkay	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's older son	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger daughter	tǎngay, en tangǎichchi	tǎngay, en tangǎichchi	Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger son	en tambi	en tambi	Morgan, 1871
mother's older brother	en mǎmǎn, ammān, māmā	en mǎmǎn, ammān, māmā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's daughter	aṇṇi, matani	aṇṇi, matani	Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's son	attān	attān	Karve, 1968
mother's older sister	en pěriyǎ täy, periammā	en pěriyǎ täy, periammā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older sister's daughter	akkā	akkā	Karve, 1968
mother's older sister's son	aṇṇā	aṇṇā	Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother	en mǎmǎn, ammān, māmā	en mǎmǎn, ammān, māmā	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's daughter	matini, koḷunti, maccini, koḻuntia	matini, koḷunti, maccini, koḻuntia	Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's son	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister	citti, kunji, en sěriyǎ täy	citti, kunji, en sěriyǎ täy	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister's daughter	tangai	tangai	Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister's son	thampi	thampi	Karve, 1968
son	piḷḷai, en mǎkǎn, makan, paiyan	piḷḷai, en mǎkǎn, makan, paiyan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's daughter	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's son	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn	pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife	nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, nāṭṭu-peṇ, māṭṭu-pen, marumakal, namkai	nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, nāṭṭu-peṇ, māṭṭu-pen, marumakal, namkai	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife's mother	sampanti, tankai, nāttanār, akkā, aṇṇi	sampanti, tankai, nāttanār, akkā, aṇṇi	Karve, 1968
wife	penjati, pattini, akamuttaiāḷ, en manaivi, maṉaivi, pernchätti, peṇtāṭṭi	penjati, pattini, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi, peṇtāṭṭi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's brother	maccāṉ, attan, maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	maccāṉ, attan, maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ	Karve, 1968
wife's father	māma, māmanar, en mämǎn	māma, māmanar	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's mother	māmi, māmiyār, en mämi, mämar	māmi, māmiyār	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's sister	matini, maccini, akkā, macci	matini, maccini, akkā, macci	Karve, 1968
sister	cakōtari	cakōtari	Saxena et al., 2015
sister's daughter	maru-makal, marumakaḷ	pennu, marumakaḷ, makal	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
sister's husband	attaṉ, attimper, koḷuntaṉ	attaṉ, attimper, koḷuntaṉ	Karve, 1968
sister's son	marumakaṉ, marumakan, marumān, māpiḷḷai	marumakaṉ, makan	Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
co- husband	mūttal, elaiyāl	mūttal, elaiyāl	Karve, 1968
co- wife	sakalatti	sakalatti	Karve, 1968
older brother	an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇācci, aṇṇā, tammaṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, ayyan	an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇācci, aṇṇā, tammaṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, ayyan	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
older brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
older brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871
older sister	tattai, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi, en akkärl, tamakkā, appi, akkā, atti, akkāḷ	tattai, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi, tamakkā, appi, akkā, atti, en akkäl, akkāḷ	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
older sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
older sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871
younger brother	empi, en tambí, tampi	empi, en tambí, tampi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
younger brother's daughter	en mǎkǎl	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
younger brother's son	en mǎkǎn	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871
younger sister	tangai, tangay, angicci, tangāḷ, tangacci, taṅkai, en tangaichchi	tangai, tangay, angicci, tangāḷ, tangacci, taṅkai, en tangaichchi	Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
younger sister's daughter	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl	en mǎkǎl	Morgan, 1871
younger sister's son	en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn	en mǎkǎn	Morgan, 1871