பார்வையற்ற
“பார்வையற்ற” (pārvaiyaṟṟa) — blind in Tamil. Adjective, level A1. 'Sight' plus 'deprived of'. The shorter word is understood too, but said to the face it is rude. In a live sentence: “பார்வையற்ற ஒருவர் கைத்தடியோட நடக்கிறார்” — A blind man walks with a cane. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ா, ர, ், வ, ை, ய, ற, ், ற. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பார்வையற்ற |
| Read in Latin letters | pārvaiyaṟṟa |
| Translation | blind |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Level | A1 |
- பார்வையற்றpārvaiyaṟṟablind
Why it looks that way
'Sight' plus 'deprived of'. The shorter word is understood too, but said to the face it is rude
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.
- பார்வையற்ற ஒருவர் கைத்தடியோட நடக்கிறார்pārvaiyaṟṟa oruvar kaittaḍiyōḍa naḍakkiṟāraA blind man walks with a cane
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 “blind” in Tamil?
«பார்வையற்ற», read “pārvaiyaṟṟa”. In a live sentence: “பார்வையற்ற ஒருவர் கைத்தடியோட நடக்கிறார்” — A blind man walks with a cane. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Adjective, level A1; written with the characters ப, ா, ர, ், வ, ை, ய, ற, ், ற.
How is “பார்வையற்ற” written in Latin letters?
pārvaiyaṟṟa. 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?
'Sight' plus 'deprived of'. The shorter word is understood too, but said to the face it is rude. 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.