வெறுப்பு
“வெறுப்பு” (veṟuppu) — hatred in Tamil. Noun, level A1. From 'to reject'. Milder in force than it sounds: 'it is hatred to me' often means simply 'I find it repulsive'. In a live sentence: “அவனுக்கு பொய் சொல்லுறவங்கள மேல வெறுப்பு” — He feels hatred for liars. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ெ, ற, ு, ப, ், ப, ு. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வெறுப்பு |
| Read in Latin letters | veṟuppu |
| Translation | hatred |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- வெறுப்புveṟuppuhatred
Why it looks that way
From 'to reject'. Milder in force than it sounds: 'it is hatred to me' often means simply 'I find it repulsive'
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.
- அவனுக்கு பொய் சொல்லுறவங்கள மேல வெறுப்புavaṉukku poy solluṟavaṅgaḷa mēla veṟuppuHe feels hatred for liars
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 “hatred” in Tamil?
«வெறுப்பு», read “veṟuppu”. In a live sentence: “அவனுக்கு பொய் சொல்லுறவங்கள மேல வெறுப்பு” — He feels hatred for liars. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters வ, ெ, ற, ு, ப, ், ப, ு.
How is “வெறுப்பு” written in Latin letters?
veṟuppu. 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?
From 'to reject'. Milder in force than it sounds: 'it is hatred to me' often means simply 'I find it repulsive'. 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.