மொத்த எண்ணிக்கை
“மொத்த எண்ணிக்கை” (motta eṇṇikkai) — total count in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. Moththam, 'in total', is already in the course as an adverb; here it is an attribute before the noun, so it sheds its final m. In a live sentence: “வந்தவங்களின்ர மொத்த எண்ணிக்கை நாற்பது” — The total count of those who came is forty. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ம, ொ, த, ், த, எ, ண, ், ண, ி, க, ்.
In short
| Written in Tamil | மொத்த எண்ணிக்கை |
| Read in Latin letters | motta eṇṇikkai |
| Translation | total count |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- மொத்த எண்ணிக்கைmotta eṇṇikkaitotal count
Why it looks that way
Moththam, 'in total', is already in the course as an adverb; here it is an attribute before the noun, so it sheds its final m
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.
- வந்தவங்களின்ர மொத்த எண்ணிக்கை நாற்பதுvandavaṅgaḷiṉra motta eṇṇikkai nāṟpaduThe total count of those who came is forty
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 “total count” in Tamil?
«மொத்த எண்ணிக்கை», read “motta eṇṇikkai”. In a live sentence: “வந்தவங்களின்ர மொத்த எண்ணிக்கை நாற்பது” — The total count of those who came is forty. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters ம, ொ, த, ், த, எ, ண, ், ண, ி, க, ்.
How is “மொத்த எண்ணிக்கை” written in Latin letters?
motta eṇṇikkai. 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?
Moththam, 'in total', is already in the course as an adverb; here it is an attribute before the noun, so it sheds its final m. 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.