Lingoflyஇராஜினாமாக் கடிதம்
- இராஜினாமாக் கடிதம்irājiṉāmāk kaḍidamresignation letter
“இராஜினாமாக் கடிதம்” (irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam) — resignation letter in Tamil. Noun, level B1. Iraajinaamaa means 'a resignation', a Persian word that came through the chancellery, plus the ordinary word for a letter. In a live sentence: “நான் இராஜினாமாக் கடிதம் குடுத்தனான்” (nāṉ irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam kuḍuttaṉāṉ) — I handed in my resignation letter. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters இ, ர, ா, ஜ, ி, ன, ா, ம, ா, க, ், க… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | இராஜினாமாக் கடிதம் (irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam) |
| Read in Latin letters | irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam |
| Translation | resignation letter |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
iraajinaamaa means 'a resignation', a Persian word that came through the chancellery, plus the ordinary word for a letter
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.
- நான் இராஜினாமாக் கடிதம் குடுத்தனான்nāṉ irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam kuḍuttaṉāṉI handed in my resignation letter
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 “resignation letter” in Tamil?
«இராஜினாமாக் கடிதம்» (irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam), read “irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam”. In a live sentence: “நான் இராஜினாமாக் கடிதம் குடுத்தனான்” (nāṉ irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam kuḍuttaṉāṉ) — I handed in my resignation letter. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters இ, ர, ா, ஜ, ி, ன, ா, ம, ா, க, ், க…
How is “இராஜினாமாக் கடிதம்” (irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam) written in Latin letters?
irājiṉāmāk kaḍidam. 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?
Iraajinaamaa means 'a resignation', a Persian word that came through the chancellery, plus the ordinary word for a letter. 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 this 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.