சட்டைப் பொத்தான்
“சட்டைப் பொத்தான்” (saṭṭaip pottāṉ) — button (on clothes) in Tamil. Noun, level A1. The button word of the course is the one on a device; on clothes it is specified with 'shirt'. To fasten it is 'to put the button'. In a live sentence: “சட்டைப் பொத்தான் ஒண்டு உடைஞ்சு போச்சு” — One button on the shirt has broken. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ட, ், ட, ை, ப, ், ப, ொ, த, ், த.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சட்டைப் பொத்தான் |
| Read in Latin letters | saṭṭaip pottāṉ |
| Translation | button (on clothes) |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- சட்டைப் பொத்தான்saṭṭaip pottāṉbutton (on clothes)
Why it looks that way
The button word of the course is the one on a device; on clothes it is specified with 'shirt'. To fasten it is 'to put the button'
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.
- சட்டைப் பொத்தான் ஒண்டு உடைஞ்சு போச்சுsaṭṭaip pottāṉ oṇḍu uḍaiñca pōccuOne button on the shirt has broken
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 “button (on clothes)” in Tamil?
«சட்டைப் பொத்தான்», read “saṭṭaip pottāṉ”. In a live sentence: “சட்டைப் பொத்தான் ஒண்டு உடைஞ்சு போச்சு” — One button on the shirt has broken. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ச, ட, ், ட, ை, ப, ், ப, ொ, த, ், த.
How is “சட்டைப் பொத்தான்” written in Latin letters?
saṭṭaip pottāṉ. 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?
The button word of the course is the one on a device; on clothes it is specified with 'shirt'. To fasten it is 'to put the button'. 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.