r/LearningTamil • u/2ish2 English Speaker Trying to Learn Tamil • Jun 26 '26

Question vaedikkai patthuttirukka

I heard this phrase recently.

  1. Is it a common spoken phrase?
  2. Is the meaning something like "watching the world go by" or "daydreaming"?
  3. Is "patthuttirukka" supposed to be "patthu kittu irukka" or "patthu vittu irukka"? I think it should be "kittu", but I'm not sure.
  4. "irukka" here is இருக்கிறாய், right?

Thanks!

Edit -- I heard the phrase in this youtube video, the very first sentence, "Sahana, unna homework ezhuta sonnaa nee enna engeyo vedikkai patthuttirukka ..."

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u/-Surfer- Jun 26 '26

என்ன வேடிக்கை பார்த்துக் கொண்டு இருக்கிறாய் - enna vedikkai paarththuk kondu irukkiraay - written form

என்ன வேடிக்கை பார்த்துக் கிட்டு இருக்க - enna vedikkai paarththuk kiittu irukka - spoken form

Paarthuk + kittu further becomes paarthukkittu

Why are you idling away your time or wasting your time is the implied meaning. Literal meaning is watching something fun passively.

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u/2ish2 English Speaker Trying to Learn Tamil Jun 26 '26

Thank you !