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