ஆவண இலக்கம்
“ஆவண இலக்கம்” (āvaṇa ilakkam) — document number in Tamil. Noun, level A1. You know the word for document from 'I show the documents'. On the island a number is one word, the Indian one is foreign to the form. In a live sentence: “விண்ணப்பத்தில ஆவண இலக்கம் எழுதுங்க” — Enter the document number in the application. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ஆ, வ, ண, இ, ல, க, ், க, ம, ்.
In short
| Written in Tamil | ஆவண இலக்கம் |
| Read in Latin letters | āvaṇa ilakkam |
| Translation | document number |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- ஆவண இலக்கம்āvaṇa ilakkamdocument number
Why it looks that way
You know the word for document from 'I show the documents'. On the island a number is one word, the Indian one is foreign to the form
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.
- விண்ணப்பத்தில ஆவண இலக்கம் எழுதுங்கviṇṇappattila āvaṇa ilakkam eḻuduṅgaEnter the document number in the application
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 “document number” in Tamil?
«ஆவண இலக்கம்», read “āvaṇa ilakkam”. In a live sentence: “விண்ணப்பத்தில ஆவண இலக்கம் எழுதுங்க” — Enter the document number in the application. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ஆ, வ, ண, இ, ல, க, ், க, ம, ்.
How is “ஆவண இலக்கம்” written in Latin letters?
āvaṇa ilakkam. 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?
You know the word for document from 'I show the documents'. On the island a number is one word, the Indian one is foreign to the form. 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 it 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.