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