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