Malayalam family relations
Immediate family
The closest Malayalam family relations. Like other Dravidian languages, Malayalam has no single word for "brother" or "sister" in daily use — elder and younger siblings are always named separately (cēṭṭan, aniyan, cēcci, aniyatti). Content generated with AI assistance and pending native-speaker review.
അമ്മ
amma
Mother
അച്ഛൻ
acchan
Father
ചേട്ടൻ
cēṭṭan
Elder brother
Tamil says aṇṇā; Malayalam says cēṭṭan
ഏട്ടൻ
ēṭṭan
Elder brother (Malabar / Valluvanad usage)
അനിയൻ / അനുജൻ
aniyan / anujan
Younger brother
ചേച്ചി
cēcci
Elder sister
Tamil says akkā; Malayalam says cēcci
ഓപ്പോൾ
ōppōḷ
Elder sister (traditional Valluvanad usage)
അനിയത്തി / അനുജത്തി
aniyatti / anujatti
Younger sister
ഭർത്താവ്
bharttāvŭ
Husband
ഭാര്യ
bhārya
Wife
മകൻ
makan
Son
മകൾ
makaḷ
Daughter
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