Puberty in Malayalam
Neither entry is the noun puberty. തിരണ്ട (thiranda) is the participle used of a girl who has come of age, and it sits behind the Kerala custom of a coming of age ceremony.
Matured (said of girls), having attained puberty.
തിരണ്ട പെണ്കുട്ടികള്ക്കായി പണ്ട് ചടങ്ങുകള് നടത്തിയിരുന്നു.
thiranda penkuttikalkkaayi pandu chadangukal nadathiyirunnu.
In the old days ceremonies were held for girls who had come of age.
All Malayalam words for “puberty”
- തിരണ്ട (thiranda) — Matured (said of girls), having attained puberty.
- പുഷ്പിക്കുക (pushpikkuka) — Flower, blossom, attain to puberty, menstruate.
പുഷ്പിക്കുക (pushpikkuka) is a verb that covers flowering and, used of a girl, attaining puberty and menstruating. For puberty as a stage of life, Malayalam has an abstract noun that is not in this list.
Common questions
How do you say puberty in Malayalam?
These entries describe reaching it rather than naming it: തിരണ്ട (thiranda) for having attained it, പുഷ്പിക്കുക (pushpikkuka) for the verb.
Are both words used of boys too?
Not in practice. Both are used of girls, which is how the dictionary records them.