Lingoflyරැලි වැටුණු
- රැලි වැටුණුræli væṭuṇucrumpled
“රැලි වැටුණු” (ræli væṭuṇu) — crumpled in Sinhala. Adjective, level B1. Literally 'fallen into folds': the folds word serves creases, wrinkles and waves on water alike. To iron out is 'to remove the folds', or simply 'to iron'. In a live sentence: “රැලි වැටුණු කමිසෙන් ඔෆිස් එකට යන්න බෑ” (ræli væṭuṇu kamisen ofis ekaṭa yanna bǣ) — You won't go to the office in a crumpled shirt. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ර, ැ, ල, ි, ව, ැ, ට, ු, ණ, ු.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | රැලි වැටුණු (ræli væṭuṇu) |
| Read in Latin letters | ræli væṭuṇu |
| Translation | crumpled |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'fallen into folds': the folds word serves creases, wrinkles and waves on water alike. To iron out is 'to remove the folds', or simply 'to iron'
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- රැලි වැටුණු කමිසෙන් ඔෆිස් එකට යන්න බෑræli væṭuṇu kamisen ofis ekaṭa yanna bǣYou won't go to the office in a crumpled shirt
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “crumpled” in Sinhala?
«රැලි වැටුණු» (ræli væṭuṇu), read “ræli væṭuṇu”. In a live sentence: “රැලි වැටුණු කමිසෙන් ඔෆිස් එකට යන්න බෑ” (ræli væṭuṇu kamisen ofis ekaṭa yanna bǣ) — You won't go to the office in a crumpled shirt. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Adjective, level B1; written with the characters ර, ැ, ල, ි, ව, ැ, ට, ු, ණ, ු.
How is “රැලි වැටුණු” (ræli væṭuṇu) written in Latin letters?
ræli væṭuṇu. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally 'fallen into folds': the folds word serves creases, wrinkles and waves on water alike. To iron out is 'to remove the folds', or simply 'to iron'. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how this sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.