சுவாரஸ்யமான
“சுவாரஸ்யமான” (suvārasyamāṉa) — interesting in Tamil. Adjective, level A1. You know 'interestingly', the adverb by the verb. The tail -āṉa on the same root makes the adjective by the noun — the same move as in 'dangerous', 'real'. The Sanskrit root is often shortened in speech. In a live sentence: “இது ஒரு சுவாரஸ்யமான புத்தகம்” — This is an interesting book. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ு, வ, ா, ர, ஸ, ், ய, ம, ா, ன.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சுவாரஸ்யமான |
| Read in Latin letters | suvārasyamāṉa |
| Translation | interesting |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Level | A1 |
- சுவாரஸ்யமானsuvārasyamāṉainteresting
Why it looks that way
You know 'interestingly', the adverb by the verb. The tail -āṉa on the same root makes the adjective by the noun — the same move as in 'dangerous', 'real'. The Sanskrit root is often shortened in speech
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.
- இது ஒரு சுவாரஸ்யமான புத்தகம்idu oru suvārasyamāṉa puttagamThis is an interesting book
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 “interesting” in Tamil?
«சுவாரஸ்யமான», read “suvārasyamāṉa”. In a live sentence: “இது ஒரு சுவாரஸ்யமான புத்தகம்” — This is an interesting book. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Adjective, level A1; written with the characters ச, ு, வ, ா, ர, ஸ, ், ய, ம, ா, ன.
How is “சுவாரஸ்யமான” written in Latin letters?
suvārasyamāṉa. 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 'interestingly', the adverb by the verb. The tail -āṉa on the same root makes the adjective by the noun — the same move as in 'dangerous', 'real'. The Sanskrit root is often shortened in speech. 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.