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Terminology
 
Relationship
 
Aiyyah   Grandfather
Appatha   Grandmother (father side)
Aayyah   Grandmother (mother side)
Appachi   Father
Aatha   Mother
Periyappachi   Father 's elder brother/ Mother's elder sister's husband
Periyatha   Father's elder brother's wife/Mother's elder sister
Chithappa   Father's younger brother/Mother's younger sister's husband
Chinnatha   Father's younger brother's wife/Mother's younger sister
Ammaan   Mother's brother/Father in law/Father's sister's husband
Ammaanpendir   Mother's brother's wife
Annanpendir   Elder brother's wife
Aiythan  Sister's husband/Mother's brother's son/Father's sister's son/brother in law
Aiythai   Father's sister/Mother in law
Aiythiandi   Father's sister's daughter/Mother's brother's daughter/Sister in law
Thambipendir   Younger brother's wife
 

Other

 

Paiya   Slowly
Kadakal

  Foundation for building

Keni   Well
Vaaram   Veranda
Valavu

  Central yard open to sky- a rectangular place with rooms on the longer sides

Vatti   Plate
Palakaram   Tiffin
Kottan

  A container made of palm leaf

Pettagam

  Safety Locker (submitted by Sala Lakshmanan)

Thuduppu

 Wooden spatula used while cooking sarkari pongal, aadi kuzhu etc. These items need constant stirring; Thudupu is effective in stirring without getting the heat transferred to the hands of the person who cooks (submitted by Sala Lakshmanan)

Saththagam

  A handy kitchen tool exclusively for coconut pieces cutting (submitted by Sala Lakshmanan)

Mugappu

 Front portion of a chettinad home (submitted by Sala Lakshmanan)

Suvattralamari

 Cupboards fixed in wall (submitted by Sala Lakshmanan)