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- வெக்கப்படுறன்vekkappaḍuṟaṉto feel shy
“வெக்கப்படுறன்” (vekkappaḍuṟaṉ) — to feel shy in Tamil. Verb, level B1. The island form: in Sri Lanka vekkam, in books and Tamil Nadu another spelling. Shame and shyness Tamil does not split. In a live sentence: “அவ புது ஆக்களிட்ட வெக்கப்படுறா” (ava pudu ākkaḷiṭṭa vekkappaḍuṟā) — She feels shy with strangers. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ெ, க, ், க, ப, ், ப, ட, ு, ற, ன… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வெக்கப்படுறன் (vekkappaḍuṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | vekkappaḍuṟaṉ |
| Translation | to feel shy |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
The island form: in Sri Lanka vekkam, in books and Tamil Nadu another spelling. Shame and shyness Tamil does not split
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.
- அவ புது ஆக்களிட்ட வெக்கப்படுறாava pudu ākkaḷiṭṭa vekkappaḍuṟāShe feels shy with strangers
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 feel shy” in Tamil?
«வெக்கப்படுறன்» (vekkappaḍuṟaṉ), read “vekkappaḍuṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “அவ புது ஆக்களிட்ட வெக்கப்படுறா” (ava pudu ākkaḷiṭṭa vekkappaḍuṟā) — She feels shy with strangers. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level B1; written with the characters வ, ெ, க, ், க, ப, ், ப, ட, ு, ற, ன…
How is “வெக்கப்படுறன்” (vekkappaḍuṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
vekkappaḍuṟaṉ. 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?
The island form: in Sri Lanka vekkam, in books and Tamil Nadu another spelling. Shame and shyness Tamil does not split. 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.