கணக்காளர்
“கணக்காளர்” (kaṇakkāḷar) — accountant in Tamil. Noun, level A2. Kanakku, 'count', plus the person ending. The same root shows in the bank statement, literally 'account report'. In a live sentence: “கணக்காளர் மாத அறிக்கையை தயார் பண்ணுறார்” — The accountant prepares the monthly report. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ண, க, ், க, ா, ள, ர, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | கணக்காளர் |
| Read in Latin letters | kaṇakkāḷar |
| Translation | accountant |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
- கணக்காளர்kaṇakkāḷaraccountant
Why it looks that way
Kanakku, 'count', plus the person ending. The same root shows in the bank statement, literally 'account report'
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.
- கணக்காளர் மாத அறிக்கையை தயார் பண்ணுறார்kaṇakkāḷar māda aṟikkaiyai tayār paṇṇuṟārThe accountant prepares the monthly report
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 “accountant” in Tamil?
«கணக்காளர்», read “kaṇakkāḷar”. In a live sentence: “கணக்காளர் மாத அறிக்கையை தயார் பண்ணுறார்” — The accountant prepares the monthly report. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters க, ண, க, ், க, ா, ள, ர, ்.
How is “கணக்காளர்” written in Latin letters?
kaṇakkāḷar. 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?
Kanakku, 'count', plus the person ending. The same root shows in the bank statement, literally 'account report'. 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.