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