Lingoflyபடுக்கிறன்
“படுக்கிறன்” (paḍukkiṟaṉ) — to lie down in Tamil. Verb, level A1, topic — everyday life and routine. Both 'to lie down' and 'to lie'. 'Bed' comes from the same root. In a live sentence: “நான் பதினொரு மணிக்கு படுக்கிறன்” (nāṉ padiṉoru maṇikku paḍukkiṟaṉ) — I lie down at eleven. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ட, ு, க, ், க, ி, ற, ன, ். One of 11 words in the set “everyday life and routine” in the Tamil course.
In short
| Written in Tamil | படுக்கிறன் (paḍukkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | paḍukkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | to lie down |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Both 'to lie down' and 'to lie'. 'Bed' comes from the same root
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.
Nearby words: everyday life and routine
Work, home, rest, errands. The words the answer to “how are things?” is made of.
- வேலைvēlaiworkWork, job and position at once. 'I work' is 'I do work'; 'I am busy' — 'I am at work'
- விழிக்கிறன்viḻikkiṟaṉto wake upFrom viḻi, 'eye': to wake up is to open the eyes. The image is transparent
- எழுந்திருக்கிறன்eḻundirukkiṟaṉto get upAssembled from 'to rise' and 'to be'. Waking and getting up are two different deeds
- முகம் கழுவுறன்mugam kaḻuvuṟaṉto wash upLiterally 'I wash the face' — Tamil names what gets washed. 'To bathe whole' is a different verb
- தலை சீவுறன்talai sīvuṟaṉto comb one's hairLiterally 'I comb the head'. 'Comb' the noun comes from the same root
- ஷேவ் செய்யிறன்ṣēv seyyiṟaṉto shaveAn English root with the Tamil 'to do'. This is how Tamil adopts borrowings
- உடுப்பு போடுறன்uḍuppu pōḍuṟaṉto get dressedLiterally 'I put on clothes'. 'Put' is a very loaded verb: to put, to wear, to pour
- உடுப்பு கழட்டுறன்uḍuppu kaḻaṭṭuṟaṉto get undressedThe partner of 'to get dressed': 'to take off'
- உட்காருறன்uṭkāruṟaṉto sit downBoth 'to sit down' and 'to sit'. The polite invitation is 'please sit'
- ஓய்வு எடுக்கிறன்ōivu eḍukkiṟaṉto restLiterally 'I take rest'. Ōivu is also 'rest' the noun and 'pension' in the set phrase 'to receive pension'
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “everyday life and routine”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “to lie down” in Tamil?
Both 'to lie down' and 'to lie'. 'Bed' comes from the same root
- How do you say “to get dressed” in Tamil?
Literally 'I put on clothes'. 'Put' is a very loaded verb: to put, to wear, to pour
- How do you say “to get up” in Tamil?
Assembled from 'to rise' and 'to be'. Waking and getting up are two different deeds
- How do you say “to rest” in Tamil?
Literally 'I take rest'. Ōivu is also 'rest' the noun and 'pension' in the set phrase 'to receive pension'
- How do you say “to shave” in Tamil?
An English root with the Tamil 'to do'. This is how Tamil adopts borrowings
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 lie down” in Tamil?
«படுக்கிறன்» (paḍukkiṟaṉ), read “paḍukkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் பதினொரு மணிக்கு படுக்கிறன்” (nāṉ padiṉoru maṇikku paḍukkiṟaṉ) — I lie down at eleven. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A1, from the set “everyday life and routine”; written with the characters ப, ட, ு, க, ், க, ி, ற, ன, ்.
How is “படுக்கிறன்” (paḍukkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
paḍukkiṟaṉ. 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?
Both 'to lie down' and 'to lie'. 'Bed' comes from the same root. 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.