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