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- பாவிச்சு தீக்கிறன்pāviccu tīkkiṟaṉuse up
“பாவிச்சு தீக்கிறன்” (pāviccu tīkkiṟaṉ) — use up in Tamil. Verb, level B1. Literally 'having used, I exhaust'. To spend money is selavazhikkiran; this one is about a stock, not a purse. In a live sentence: “தண்ணியை வீணா பாவிச்சு தீக்க வேண்டாம்” (taṇṇiyai vīṇā pāviccu tīkka vēṇḍām) — Do not use up the water for nothing. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ா, வ, ி, ச, ், ச, ு, த, ீ, க, ்… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பாவிச்சு தீக்கிறன் (pāviccu tīkkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | pāviccu tīkkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | use up |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'having used, I exhaust'. To spend money is selavazhikkiran; this one is about a stock, not a purse
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.
- தண்ணியை வீணா பாவிச்சு தீக்க வேண்டாம்taṇṇiyai vīṇā pāviccu tīkka vēṇḍāmDo not use up the water for nothing
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 “use up” in Tamil?
«பாவிச்சு தீக்கிறன்» (pāviccu tīkkiṟaṉ), read “pāviccu tīkkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “தண்ணியை வீணா பாவிச்சு தீக்க வேண்டாம்” (taṇṇiyai vīṇā pāviccu tīkka vēṇḍām) — Do not use up the water for nothing. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level B1; written with the characters ப, ா, வ, ி, ச, ், ச, ு, த, ீ, க, ்…
How is “பாவிச்சு தீக்கிறன்” (pāviccu tīkkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
pāviccu tīkkiṟaṉ. 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?
Literally 'having used, I exhaust'. To spend money is selavazhikkiran; this one is about a stock, not a purse. 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.