பல் பிரஷ்
“பல் பிரஷ்” (pal piraṣ) — toothbrush in Tamil. Noun, level A2. You know pirash as 'a brush' in general; to get the tooth one, pal goes in front. In a live sentence: “பையில பல் பிரஷ் வையுங்க” — Put the toothbrush in the bag. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ல, ், ப, ி, ர, ஷ, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பல் பிரஷ் |
| Read in Latin letters | pal piraṣ |
| Translation | toothbrush |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
- பல் பிரஷ்pal piraṣtoothbrush
Why it looks that way
You know pirash as 'a brush' in general; to get the tooth one, pal goes in front
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.
- பையில பல் பிரஷ் வையுங்கpaiyila pal piraṣ vaiyuṅgaPut the toothbrush in the bag
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 “toothbrush” in Tamil?
«பல் பிரஷ்», read “pal piraṣ”. In a live sentence: “பையில பல் பிரஷ் வையுங்க” — Put the toothbrush in the bag. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters ப, ல, ், ப, ி, ர, ஷ, ்.
How is “பல் பிரஷ்” written in Latin letters?
pal piraṣ. 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?
You know pirash as 'a brush' in general; to get the tooth one, pal goes in front. 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.