பிரதான பாத்திரம்
“பிரதான பாத்திரம்” (piradāṉa pāttiram) — main character in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. Paaththiram is both 'a role' and 'a vessel'; in wave 5 it was already a role. The book hero is written too, and this is 'the chief person'. In a live sentence: “படத்தின்ர பிரதான பாத்திரம் ஒரு ஆசிரியர்” — The main character of the film is a teacher. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ி, ர, த, ா, ன, ப, ா, த, ், த, ி.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பிரதான பாத்திரம் |
| Read in Latin letters | piradāṉa pāttiram |
| Translation | main character |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- பிரதான பாத்திரம்piradāṉa pāttirammain character
Why it looks that way
Paaththiram is both 'a role' and 'a vessel'; in wave 5 it was already a role. The book hero is written too, and this is 'the chief person'
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.
- படத்தின்ர பிரதான பாத்திரம் ஒரு ஆசிரியர்paḍattiṉra piradāṉa pāttiram oru āsiriyarThe main character of the film is a teacher
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 “main character” in Tamil?
«பிரதான பாத்திரம்», read “piradāṉa pāttiram”. In a live sentence: “படத்தின்ர பிரதான பாத்திரம் ஒரு ஆசிரியர்” — The main character of the film is a teacher. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters ப, ி, ர, த, ா, ன, ப, ா, த, ், த, ி.
How is “பிரதான பாத்திரம்” written in Latin letters?
piradāṉa pāttiram. 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?
Paaththiram is both 'a role' and 'a vessel'; in wave 5 it was already a role. The book hero is written too, and this is 'the chief person'. 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.