Rebirth in Malayalam
Rebirth is പുനര്ജ്ജന്മം (punarjjanmam), from the prefix for again and the noun for birth, and it is the standard word for reincarnation in religious and everyday talk. The doubled jj is held in the middle. People use it loosely too, about a second chance at life.
Most common translation
Rebirth.
പുനര്ജ്ജന്മം ഉണ്ടെന്ന് അമ്മ വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നു.
punarjjanmam undennu amma vishwasikkunnu.
Mother believes that rebirth exists.
All Malayalam words for “rebirth”
- പുനര്ജ്ജന്മം (punarjjanmam) — Rebirth.
- പുനരാവര്ത്തം (punaravartham) — Rebirth, coming back.
പുനരാവര്ത്തം (punaravartham) means rebirth as a coming back or recurrence and is the rarer, more abstract of the two; for the doctrine of being born again, punarjjanmam is the word.
Common questions
How do you say rebirth in Malayalam?
പുനര്ജ്ജന്മം (punarjjanmam), rebirth or reincarnation.
Is it only religious?
No. Keralites say someone has had a punarjjanmam after a narrow escape or a turnaround in fortune.