Lingoflyசுத்தம் செய்யிற திரவம்
- சுத்தம் செய்யிற திரவம்suttam seyyiṟa tiravamdetergent
“சுத்தம் செய்யிற திரவம்” (suttam seyyiṟa tiravam) — detergent in Tamil. Noun, level A1. Literally 'the cleaning liquid'. In the shop one asks by brand or says the English 'liquid'. In a live sentence: “சுத்தம் செய்யிற திரவம் தீர்ந்து போச்சுது” (suttam seyyiṟa tiravam tīrndu pōccudu) — The detergent has run out. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ு, த, ், த, ம, ், ச, ெ, ய, ், ய… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சுத்தம் செய்யிற திரவம் (suttam seyyiṟa tiravam) |
| Read in Latin letters | suttam seyyiṟa tiravam |
| Translation | detergent |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'the cleaning liquid'. In the shop one asks by brand or says the English 'liquid'
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.
- சுத்தம் செய்யிற திரவம் தீர்ந்து போச்சுதுsuttam seyyiṟa tiravam tīrndu pōccuduThe detergent has run out
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 “detergent” in Tamil?
«சுத்தம் செய்யிற திரவம்» (suttam seyyiṟa tiravam), read “suttam seyyiṟa tiravam”. In a live sentence: “சுத்தம் செய்யிற திரவம் தீர்ந்து போச்சுது” (suttam seyyiṟa tiravam tīrndu pōccudu) — The detergent has run out. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ச, ு, த, ், த, ம, ், ச, ெ, ய, ், ய…
How is “சுத்தம் செய்யிற திரவம்” (suttam seyyiṟa tiravam) written in Latin letters?
suttam seyyiṟa tiravam. 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 'the cleaning liquid'. In the shop one asks by brand or says the English 'liquid'. 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.