Adult in Malayalam

An adult, a grown person, is മുതിര്‍ന്നവന്‍ (muthirnnavan). The root means ripened or matured, so the word literally describes someone who has grown up. Its ending is masculine.

Most common translation

മുതിര്‍ന്നവന്‍ (muthirnnavan)

Adult.

ഇത് ഒരു മുതിര്‍ന്നവന്‍ ചെയ്യേണ്ട ജോലിയാണ്.

ithu oru muthirnnavan cheyyenda joliyaanu.

This is a job an adult should do.

All Malayalam words for “adult”

മുതിര്‍ന്നവന്‍ is the general adult; സ്ത്രീകൾ (sthreekal) names adult women and is also the polite plural for ladies.

Common questions

How do you say adult in Malayalam?

മുതിര്‍ന്നവന്‍ (muthirnnavan).

Is the word only for men?

Its ending is masculine, so for adult women the word listed here is സ്ത്രീകൾ (sthreekal).