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Adult male mamber |
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Living room inside nalukettu. |
| Kodikayattam | Flag raised heralding the annual temple festival. |
| Kovilakam or Kolukam | Local term for a palace. |
| Kuhjamma | Adult female member |
| Kuttan | Minor male member |
| Matriarchial or Matrilineal system | Maternal line of succession. |
| Nadumittam | Central lower level space in nalukettu |
| Nalukettu | Four sided structure. |
| Pilla | Minor female member |
| Purathalam | Sitout of the main tharavad. |
| Shasthabdapoorthy | 60th birthday of the person |
| Shathabhishekam | Duration of 1000 full moons in a person's life. (approximately after 84th birthday). |
| Tharavad | Ancestral house of the family |
| Thavazhi | Branching or grouping of members |
| Ulsavam | Temple festival (annual) |
| Valiachan | Eldest male member. Valiachans are cyclically titled as Raman Vailachan, Krishnan Valiachan, Govindan Valiachan |
| Valiamma | Eldest female member |
| Vazhipad | Offerings to the diety |