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- துணி துவைக்கிறன்tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉto wash clothes
“துணி துவைக்கிறன்” (tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉ) — to wash clothes in Tamil. Verb, level A1. 'Cloth, clothing' plus a washing verb of its own, apart from 'to scrub'. In a live sentence: “ஞாயிறு அண்டைக்கு துணி துவைக்கிறன்” (ñāyiṟa aṇḍaikku tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉ) — On Sunday I wash clothes. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters த, ு, ண, ி, த, ு, வ, ை, க, ், க, ி… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | துணி துவைக்கிறன் (tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | to wash clothes |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
'Cloth, clothing' plus a washing verb of its own, apart from 'to scrub'
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.
- ஞாயிறு அண்டைக்கு துணி துவைக்கிறன்ñāyiṟa aṇḍaikku tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉOn Sunday I wash clothes
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 wash clothes” in Tamil?
«துணி துவைக்கிறன்» (tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉ), read “tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “ஞாயிறு அண்டைக்கு துணி துவைக்கிறன்” (ñāyiṟa aṇḍaikku tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉ) — On Sunday I wash clothes. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A1; written with the characters த, ு, ண, ி, த, ு, வ, ை, க, ், க, ி…
How is “துணி துவைக்கிறன்” (tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
tuṇi tuvaikkiṟaṉ. 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?
'Cloth, clothing' plus a washing verb of its own, apart from 'to scrub'. 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.