Tamil family relations
Extended family
Tamil kinship terms for uncles, aunts and grandparents. Tamil draws clear lines between paternal and maternal relations.
தாத்தா
tāttā
Grandfather
பாட்டி
pāṭṭi
Grandmother
பெரியப்பா
periyappā
Father's elder brother
சித்தப்பா
cittappā
Father's younger brother
மாமா
māmā
Mother's brother (maternal uncle)
அத்தை
attai
Father's sister / Mother-in-law
சித்தி
citti
Mother's younger sister
பெரியம்மா
periyammā
Mother's elder sister
மாமனார்
māmaṉār
Father-in-law
அண்ணி
aṇṇi
Elder brother's wife / sister-in-law
மச்சான்
maccāṉ
Brother-in-law / cousin brother
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