செய்தி ஓட்டம்
“செய்தி ஓட்டம்” (seydi ōṭṭam) — news feed in Tamil. Noun, level B1. oattam, 'a run, a stream', from 'to run'. The English 'feed' and the Tamil 'stream' are two pictures of the same screen. In a live sentence: “காலையில செய்தி ஓட்டம் பாக்கிறன்” — In the morning I look at the news feed. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ெ, ய, ், த, ி, ஓ, ட, ், ட, ம, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | செய்தி ஓட்டம் |
| Read in Latin letters | seydi ōṭṭam |
| Translation | news feed |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- செய்தி ஓட்டம்seydi ōṭṭamnews feed
Why it looks that way
oattam, 'a run, a stream', from 'to run'. The English 'feed' and the Tamil 'stream' are two pictures of the same screen
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.
- காலையில செய்தி ஓட்டம் பாக்கிறன்kālaiyila seydi ōṭṭam pākkiṟaṉIn the morning I look at the news feed
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 “news feed” in Tamil?
«செய்தி ஓட்டம்», read “seydi ōṭṭam”. In a live sentence: “காலையில செய்தி ஓட்டம் பாக்கிறன்” — In the morning I look at the news feed. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters ச, ெ, ய, ், த, ி, ஓ, ட, ், ட, ம, ்.
How is “செய்தி ஓட்டம்” written in Latin letters?
seydi ōṭṭam. 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?
oattam, 'a run, a stream', from 'to run'. The English 'feed' and the Tamil 'stream' are two pictures of the same screen. 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.