முழு நேர வேலை
- முழு நேர வேலைmuḻu nēra vēlaifull-time job
“முழு நேர வேலை” (muḻu nēra vēlai) — full-time job in Tamil. Noun, level B1. Mu-zhu ne-ra ve-lai; the zh is the tongue-curled-back sound. In a live sentence: “இது ஒரு முழு நேர வேலை” (idu oru muḻu nēra vēlai) — This is a full-time job. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ம, ு, ழ, ு, ந, ே, ர, வ, ே, ல, ை. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | முழு நேர வேலை (muḻu nēra vēlai) |
| Read in Latin letters | muḻu nēra vēlai |
| Translation | full-time job |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
mu-zhu ne-ra ve-lai; the zh is the tongue-curled-back sound
Why it looks that way
muzhu 'whole' + neram 'time'. The partner of the part-time phrase
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.
- இது ஒரு முழு நேர வேலைidu oru muḻu nēra vēlaiThis is a full-time job
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 “full-time job” in Tamil?
«முழு நேர வேலை» (muḻu nēra vēlai), read “muḻu nēra vēlai”. Mu-zhu ne-ra ve-lai; the zh is the tongue-curled-back sound. In a live sentence: “இது ஒரு முழு நேர வேலை” (idu oru muḻu nēra vēlai) — This is a full-time job. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters ம, ு, ழ, ு, ந, ே, ர, வ, ே, ல, ை.
How is “முழு நேர வேலை” (muḻu nēra vēlai) written in Latin letters?
muḻu nēra vēlai. 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?
Muzhu 'whole' + neram 'time'. The partner of the part-time phrase. 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.