மர நிழல்
“மர நிழல்” (mara niḻal) — tree shade in Tamil. Noun, level B1. nizhal is shade as coolness to sit in. The silhouette on a wall is also nizhal, while a reflection in water is another word. In a live sentence: “மர நிழல் நல்லா இருக்கு, கொஞ்சம் இருப்பம்” — The tree shade is good, let us sit for a while. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ம, ர, ந, ி, ழ, ல, ்.
In short
| Written in Tamil | மர நிழல் |
| Read in Latin letters | mara niḻal |
| Translation | tree shade |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- மர நிழல்mara niḻaltree shade
Why it looks that way
nizhal is shade as coolness to sit in. The silhouette on a wall is also nizhal, while a reflection in water is another word
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.
- மர நிழல் நல்லா இருக்கு, கொஞ்சம் இருப்பம்mara niḻal nallā irukku, koñcam iruppamThe tree shade is good, let us sit for a while
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 “tree shade” in Tamil?
«மர நிழல்», read “mara niḻal”. In a live sentence: “மர நிழல் நல்லா இருக்கு, கொஞ்சம் இருப்பம்” — The tree shade is good, let us sit for a while. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters ம, ர, ந, ி, ழ, ல, ்.
How is “மர நிழல்” written in Latin letters?
mara niḻal. 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?
nizhal is shade as coolness to sit in. The silhouette on a wall is also nizhal, while a reflection in water is another word. 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.