கொண்டைக்கடலை
“கொண்டைக்கடலை” (koṇḍaikkaḍalai) — chickpeas in Tamil. Noun, level A1. The second word is 'pulse' in general, the first is a knot of hair on the crown: the chickpea was named after its shape. You know the beans word — a different pulse. In a live sentence: “கொண்டைக்கடலை இரவே ஊற வைக்க வேணும்” — The chickpeas must be soaked from the evening. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ொ, ண, ், ட, ை, க, ், க, ட, ல, ை.
In short
| Written in Tamil | கொண்டைக்கடலை |
| Read in Latin letters | koṇḍaikkaḍalai |
| Translation | chickpeas |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- கொண்டைக்கடலைkoṇḍaikkaḍalaichickpeas
Why it looks that way
The second word is 'pulse' in general, the first is a knot of hair on the crown: the chickpea was named after its shape. You know the beans word — a different pulse
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.
- கொண்டைக்கடலை இரவே ஊற வைக்க வேணும்koṇḍaikkaḍalai iravu ūṟa vaikka vēṇumThe chickpeas must be soaked from the evening
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 “chickpeas” in Tamil?
«கொண்டைக்கடலை», read “koṇḍaikkaḍalai”. In a live sentence: “கொண்டைக்கடலை இரவே ஊற வைக்க வேணும்” — The chickpeas must be soaked from the evening. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters க, ொ, ண, ், ட, ை, க, ், க, ட, ல, ை.
How is “கொண்டைக்கடலை” written in Latin letters?
koṇḍaikkaḍalai. 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?
The second word is 'pulse' in general, the first is a knot of hair on the crown: the chickpea was named after its shape. You know the beans word — a different pulse. 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.