சுழல் ஊஞ்சல்
“சுழல் ஊஞ்சல்” (suḻal ūñcal) — merry-go-round in Tamil. Noun, level A2. su-zhal oon-jal; the zh is the curled sound, the nj is nasal. In a live sentence: “விழாவுக்கு ஒரு சுழல் ஊஞ்சல் கொண்டு வந்தினம்” — For the feast they brought a merry-go-round. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ு, ழ, ல, ், ஊ, ஞ, ், ச, ல, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சுழல் ஊஞ்சல் |
| Read in Latin letters | suḻal ūñcal |
| Translation | merry-go-round |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
- சுழல் ஊஞ்சல்suḻal ūñcalmerry-go-round
How to pronounce it
su-zhal oon-jal; the zh is the curled sound, the nj is nasal
Why it looks that way
Literally 'spinning swings'. Oonjal alone is the ordinary swing in the yard
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.
- விழாவுக்கு ஒரு சுழல் ஊஞ்சல் கொண்டு வந்தினம்viḻāvukku oru suḻal ūñcal koṇḍu vandiṉamFor the feast they brought a merry-go-round
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 “merry-go-round” in Tamil?
«சுழல் ஊஞ்சல்», read “suḻal ūñcal”. su-zhal oon-jal; the zh is the curled sound, the nj is nasal. In a live sentence: “விழாவுக்கு ஒரு சுழல் ஊஞ்சல் கொண்டு வந்தினம்” — For the feast they brought a merry-go-round. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters ச, ு, ழ, ல, ், ஊ, ஞ, ், ச, ல, ்.
How is “சுழல் ஊஞ்சல்” written in Latin letters?
suḻal ūñcal. 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?
Literally 'spinning swings'. Oonjal alone is the ordinary swing in the yard. 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.