கிளிப்
“கிளிப்” (kiḷip) — paper clip in Tamil. Noun, level A1. In full it is 'paper clip', and the case ending hangs straight on the English stem. The bookish name sits in inventories but is never spoken at the office. In a live sentence: “இந்தத் தாள்களை ஒரு கிளிப்பால சேர்த்து வையுங்க” — Clip these sheets with a paper clip. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ி, ள, ி, ப, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | கிளிப் |
| Read in Latin letters | kiḷip |
| Translation | paper clip |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- கிளிப்kiḷippaper clip
Why it looks that way
In full it is 'paper clip', and the case ending hangs straight on the English stem. The bookish name sits in inventories but is never spoken at the office
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.
- இந்தத் தாள்களை ஒரு கிளிப்பால சேர்த்து வையுங்கindat tāḷkaḷa oru kiḷippāla sērttu vaiyuṅgaClip these sheets with a paper clip
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 “paper clip” in Tamil?
«கிளிப்», read “kiḷip”. In a live sentence: “இந்தத் தாள்களை ஒரு கிளிப்பால சேர்த்து வையுங்க” — Clip these sheets with a paper clip. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters க, ி, ள, ி, ப, ்.
How is “கிளிப்” written in Latin letters?
kiḷip. 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?
In full it is 'paper clip', and the case ending hangs straight on the English stem. The bookish name sits in inventories but is never spoken at the office. 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.