சுகமில்லாதவர்
“சுகமில்லாதவர்” (sugamillādavar) — sick person in Tamil. Noun, level A1. You know the word for a patient at the doctor's; this one is simply a person who has fallen ill — literally 'the one to whom health is lacking'. In a live sentence: “சுகமில்லாதவர் வீட்டில ஓய்வெடுக்கிறார்” — The sick person is resting at home. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ு, க, ம, ி, ல, ், ல, ா, த, வ, ர.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சுகமில்லாதவர் |
| Read in Latin letters | sugamillādavar |
| Translation | sick person |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- சுகமில்லாதவர்sugamillādavarsick person
Why it looks that way
You know the word for a patient at the doctor's; this one is simply a person who has fallen ill — literally 'the one to whom health is lacking'
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.
- சுகமில்லாதவர் வீட்டில ஓய்வெடுக்கிறார்sugamillādavar vīṭṭila ōyveḍukkiṟāraThe sick person is resting at home
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 “sick person” in Tamil?
«சுகமில்லாதவர்», read “sugamillādavar”. In a live sentence: “சுகமில்லாதவர் வீட்டில ஓய்வெடுக்கிறார்” — The sick person is resting at home. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ச, ு, க, ம, ி, ல, ், ல, ா, த, வ, ர.
How is “சுகமில்லாதவர்” written in Latin letters?
sugamillādavar. 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 the word for a patient at the doctor's; this one is simply a person who has fallen ill — literally 'the one to whom health is lacking'. 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.