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- ரத்தக் கட்டிrattak kaṭṭibruise
“ரத்தக் கட்டி” (rattak kaṭṭi) — bruise in Tamil. Noun, level A1. Literally 'a clot of blood'. 'Wound' names an open one; a bruise does not tear the skin. In a live sentence: “விழுந்ததில காலில ரத்தக் கட்டி வந்திட்டுது” (viḻundadila kālila rattak kaṭṭi vandiṭṭudu) — From the fall a bruise appeared on the leg. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ர, த, ், த, க, ், க, ட, ், ட, ி. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | ரத்தக் கட்டி (rattak kaṭṭi) |
| Read in Latin letters | rattak kaṭṭi |
| Translation | bruise |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'a clot of blood'. 'Wound' names an open one; a bruise does not tear the skin
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.
- விழுந்ததில காலில ரத்தக் கட்டி வந்திட்டுதுviḻundadila kālila rattak kaṭṭi vandiṭṭuduFrom the fall a bruise appeared on the leg
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 “bruise” in Tamil?
«ரத்தக் கட்டி» (rattak kaṭṭi), read “rattak kaṭṭi”. In a live sentence: “விழுந்ததில காலில ரத்தக் கட்டி வந்திட்டுது” (viḻundadila kālila rattak kaṭṭi vandiṭṭudu) — From the fall a bruise appeared on the leg. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ர, த, ், த, க, ், க, ட, ், ட, ி.
How is “ரத்தக் கட்டி” (rattak kaṭṭi) written in Latin letters?
rattak kaṭṭi. 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 'a clot of blood'. 'Wound' names an open one; a bruise does not tear the skin. 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.