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- கண்காணிப்புக் கேமராkaṇkāṇippuk kēmarāsurveillance camera
“கண்காணிப்புக் கேமரா” (kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā) — surveillance camera in Tamil. Noun, level B1. Kemaraa alone is a photo camera; 'the keeping-watch' in front says it hangs and watches. In a live sentence: “வாசலில ஒரு கண்காணிப்புக் கேமரா இருக்கு” (vāsalila oru kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā irukku) — There is a surveillance camera at the entrance. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ண, ், க, ா, ண, ி, ப, ், ப, ு, க… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | கண்காணிப்புக் கேமரா (kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā) |
| Read in Latin letters | kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā |
| Translation | surveillance camera |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Kemaraa alone is a photo camera; 'the keeping-watch' in front says it hangs and watches
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.
- வாசலில ஒரு கண்காணிப்புக் கேமரா இருக்குvāsalila oru kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā irukkuThere is a surveillance camera at the entrance
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 “surveillance camera” in Tamil?
«கண்காணிப்புக் கேமரா» (kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā), read “kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā”. In a live sentence: “வாசலில ஒரு கண்காணிப்புக் கேமரா இருக்கு” (vāsalila oru kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā irukku) — There is a surveillance camera at the entrance. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters க, ண, ், க, ா, ண, ி, ப, ், ப, ு, க…
How is “கண்காணிப்புக் கேமரா” (kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā) written in Latin letters?
kaṇkāṇippuk kēmarā. 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?
Kemaraa alone is a photo camera; 'the keeping-watch' in front says it hangs and watches. 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.