Lingoflyஓய்வெடுக்கிறன்
- ஓய்வெடுக்கிறன்ōyveḍukkiṟaṉto relax
“ஓய்வெடுக்கிறன்” (ōyveḍukkiṟaṉ) — to relax in Tamil. Verb, level A1. Oyvu 'rest' + edu 'take': a rest is something one 'takes'. From the same root: the retiree word. In a live sentence: “கொஞ்சம் ஓய்வெடுக்கிறன்” (koñcam ōyveḍukkiṟaṉ) — I will rest a little. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ஓ, ய, ், வ, ெ, ட, ு, க, ், க, ி, ற… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | ஓய்வெடுக்கிறன் (ōyveḍukkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | ōyveḍukkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | to relax |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
oyvu 'rest' + edu 'take': a rest is something one 'takes'. From the same root: the retiree word
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.
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 “to relax” in Tamil?
«ஓய்வெடுக்கிறன்» (ōyveḍukkiṟaṉ), read “ōyveḍukkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “கொஞ்சம் ஓய்வெடுக்கிறன்” (koñcam ōyveḍukkiṟaṉ) — I will rest a little. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A1; written with the characters ஓ, ய, ், வ, ெ, ட, ு, க, ், க, ி, ற…
How is “ஓய்வெடுக்கிறன்” (ōyveḍukkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
ōyveḍukkiṟaṉ. 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?
Oyvu 'rest' + edu 'take': a rest is something one 'takes'. From the same root: the retiree word. 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.