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Scholar-attested kinship terms across Indian languages. Filter by language, community, or register. Free-text matches both native script and transliteration.

மகன்
tam · Taml
magaṉ
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Son (direct descent, gen-1, M).
அத்தை
tam · Taml
attai
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Father's sister. Prescriptive mother-in-law in Dravidian alliance pattern.
தங்கை
tam · Taml
taṅkai
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Younger sister. Sibling-class term also applies to parallel-paternal younger female cousin.
தங்கை
tam · Taml
taṅkai
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Younger sister. Sibling-class also applies to parallel-paternal younger female cousin.
சித்தப்பா
tam · Taml
cittappā
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Father's younger brother — small father. Junior paternal figure.
அத்தை
tam · Taml
attai
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Father's sister. Prescriptive mother-in-law in Dravidian alliance.
பெரியப்பா
tam · Taml
periyappā
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Father's elder brother — big father. Senior paternal figure.
மாமா மகள்
tam · Taml
māmā magaḷ
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Mother's brother's daughter (MBD). Cross-cousin, MARRIAGE-ELIGIBLE — the prescriptive Dravidian cross-cousin marriage. Marriage-eligibility is a Layer 3 verdict, not a Layer 2 term property; surfaced here for context.
பெரியம்மா
tam · Taml
periyammā
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Mother's elder sister — 'big mother'. (Relative-age in sig: alter is older than ego's mother in some readings; here keyed by elder-aunt sig.)
அக்கா
tam · Taml
akkā
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Elder sister. Sibling-class also applies to parallel-paternal elder female cousin.
மகள்
tam · Taml
magaḷ
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Daughter (direct descent, gen-1, F).
பாட்டி
tam · Taml
pāṭṭi
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Grandmother (paternal or maternal — shared with general Tamil).
பெரியம்மா
tam · Taml
periyammā
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Mother's elder sister — big mother.
அக்கா/தங்கை
tam · Taml
akkā / taṅkai
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Father's brother's daughter (FBD). Parallel-paternal = sibling-class. Marriage FORBIDDEN.
மகன்
tam · Taml
magaṉ
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Son (direct descent, gen-1, M).
மாமன்
tam · Taml
māmaṉ
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Mother's brother (Iyengar variant of pan-Tamil māmā). Prescriptive father-in-law.
தாத்தா
tam · Taml
tāttā
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Grandfather (paternal or maternal — same term in Tamil formal usage).
தம்பி
tam · Taml
tampi
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Younger brother. Sibling-class also applies to parallel-paternal younger male cousin.
சித்தப்பா
tam · Taml
cittappā
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Father's younger brother — 'small father'. Junior paternal figure.
அண்ணன்
tam · Taml
aṇṇan
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Elder brother. Sibling-class term also applies to parallel-paternal elder male cousin.
மாமா
tam · Taml
māmā
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Mother's brother. Prescriptive father-in-law in Dravidian alliance pattern.
பாட்டி
tam · Taml
pāṭṭi
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Grandmother (paternal or maternal — same term in Tamil formal usage).
அம்மா
tam · Taml
ammā
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Mother (direct, gen+1, F).
அறம்
tam · Taml
aṟam
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Wife (Iyengar high-register / dharmic variant). Pan-Tamil manaivi is everyday. SCHOLAR-REVIEW.
மாமா மகள்
tam · Taml
māmā magaḷ
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Mother's brother's daughter (MBD). Cross-cousin, marriage-eligible.
நானா
tam · Taml
nāṉā
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Father (Iyengar household variant). Pan-Tamil appā remains dominant. SCHOLAR-REVIEW.
தாத்தா
tam · Taml
tāttā
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Grandfather (paternal or maternal — shared with general Tamil).
மனைவி
tam · Taml
maṉaivi
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Wife (formal). Spousal affinal link, gen 0.
அண்ணன்/தம்பி
tam · Taml
aṇṇan / tampi
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Father's brother's son (FBS). Parallel-paternal = sibling-class. Marriage FORBIDDEN.
மகள்
tam · Taml
magaḷ
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Daughter (direct descent, gen-1, F).
அண்ணன்
tam · Taml
aṇṇan
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Elder brother. Sibling-class also applies to parallel-paternal elder male cousin.
பெரியப்பா
tam · Taml
periyappā
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Father's elder brother — 'big father'. Treated as a senior paternal figure.
அண்ணன்/தம்பி
tam · Taml
aṇṇan / tampi
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Father's brother's son (FBS). Parallel-paternal cousin = sibling-class. Marriage FORBIDDEN. Surface label tracks relative age: aṇṇan if older, tampi if younger.
மாமா மகன்
tam · Taml
māmā magaṉ
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Mother's brother's son (MBS). Cross-cousin, MARRIAGE-ELIGIBLE under Dravidian kinship convention (alliance pattern preserves mother-line continuity).
தம்பி
tam · Taml
tampi
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Younger brother. Sibling-class term also applies to parallel-paternal younger male cousin.
ஈயீ
tam · Taml
īyī
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Mother (Tenkalai Iyengar variant). The pan-Tamil ammā is also used. SCHOLAR-REVIEW.
அப்பா
tam · Taml
appā
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Father (direct, gen+1, M).
அக்கா
tam · Taml
akkā
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Elder sister. Sibling-class term also applies to parallel-paternal elder female cousin.
அக்கா/தங்கை
tam · Taml
akkā / taṅkai
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Father's brother's daughter (FBD). Parallel-paternal cousin = sibling-class. Marriage FORBIDDEN. Surface label tracks relative age: akkā if older, taṅkai if younger.
மாமா மகன்
tam · Taml
māmā magaṉ
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Mother's brother's son (MBS). Cross-cousin, marriage-eligible.