How to Say “Lead Metal” in Tamil

காரீயம்
kārīyam
The English phrase "lead metal" is translated into Tamil as காரீயம் (kārīyam).
காரீயம் refers to the heavy, soft, greyish-blue metallic element used in batteries and radiation shielding.

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is kārīyam.

Did you know?

  • In traditional Tamil medicine known as Siddha, காரீயம் is processed into a medicinal form called ரசம் to remove its toxicity.
  • The word காரீயம் belongs to a Sanskrit-derived vocabulary layer used for scientific and technical terminology in Tamil.
  • In old Tamil alchemy, காரீயம் was one of the key metals studied in the quest to transmute base metals into gold.

Examples in context

  • காரீயம் மிகவும் கனமானது.
    Kārīyam mikavum kaṇamāṉatu.
    Lead metal is very heavy.
  • காரீயம் மென்மையான ஒரு உலோகம்.
    Kārīyam meṉmaiyāṉa oru ulōkam.
    Lead metal is a soft metal.

Example conversation

Vijay and Priya are in a science classroom.

  1. பிரியா Priya

    விஜய், இந்த உலோகம் என்ன?
    Vijay, inta ulōgam eṉṉa?
    Vijay, what is this metal?
  2. விஜய் Vijay

    இது காரீயம், பிரியா.
    Itu kārīyam, Priya.
    This is lead, Priya.
  3. பிரியா Priya

    இது ஏன் இவ்வளவு கனமாக இருக்கிறது?
    Itu ēṉ ivvalavu kaṉamāka irukkiṟatu?
    Why is it so heavy?
  4. விஜய் Vijay

    காரீயம் இயற்கையிலேயே அதிக அடர்த்தி கொண்டது.
    Kārīyam iyarkaiyiyēyē atika aṭatti kōṇṭatu.
    Lead naturally has a high density.
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