Becoming in Malayalam

For becoming in the sense of turning into something, Malayalam uses മാറുന്ന (maarunna), the present participle of maaruka, to change. It stands in front of a noun, so a situation becoming worse begins with maarunna. The long aa in the first syllable is held, maa-run-na.

Most common translation

മാറുന്ന (maarunna)

Becoming, turning into, growing to be (present participle of maaruka, to change); changing; becoming different, in the middle of a change; the noun change is maattam.

കുട്ടി വലുതായി മാറുന്നു.

kutti valuthaayi maarunnu.

The child is becoming big.

All Malayalam words for “becoming”

maarunna is becoming or changing in general, vikasikkuka is becoming bigger or better, malineekaranam is the noun for becoming dirty, that is pollution, and ottal covers becoming lean or shrunken.

Common questions

How do you say becoming in Malayalam?

Becoming is മാറുന്ന (maarunna).

Does maarunna also mean changing?

Yes, it is the same form for both. Malayalam does not separate becoming from changing here, so maarunna covers a thing in the middle of turning into something else.