Growing in different languages

Growing in Different Languages

Discover 'Growing' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'growing' holds a significant place in our lives, symbolizing progress, development, and expansion. It's a concept deeply ingrained in various cultures, representing personal growth, agricultural abundance, and economic prosperity. Understanding its translation in different languages can open up new avenues of communication and cultural exchange.

Did you know that the English word 'grow' is derived from the Old English word 'growan'? This term has been used for centuries to describe the natural process of growth in living beings and the expansion of non-living entities, such as businesses and ideas.

As we delve into the translations of 'growing', we'll explore how diverse languages and cultures express this universal concept. Here are a few examples to pique your interest:

  • French: 'poussant'
  • Spanish: 'creciendo'
  • German: 'wachsend'
  • Mandarin: '成长' (chéng zhǎng)
  • Japanese: '成長' (seichō)

Growing


Growing in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansgroei
In Afrikaans, "groei" can also refer to a period of development or progress, or a collection of something that is growing.
Amharicእያደገ
እየደገ means 'growing' and is composed from the root ደግ which conveys the meaning 'add' plus ኣይ (progressive form).
Hausagirma
The name Girma derives from the Hausa verb "girma"," to grow."
Igbona-eto
Na-eto, when used in the context of a conversation, can also mean 'to increase' or 'to multiply'.
Malagasyhitomb
The word "hitombo" can also refer to "growing up" or "maturing."
Nyanja (Chichewa)kukula
The alternate meaning of "kukula" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is "to increase in size or quantity."
Shonakukura
The word "kukura" can also refer to "emerging", "increasing", or "coming out" in Shona.
Somalisii kordhaya
The verb "sii kordhaya" in Somali can also mean "to develop" or "to increase".
Sesothoho hola
The word "ho hola" also means "to get old" in Sesotho.
Swahilikukua
The word "kukua" in Swahili also means "to grow up" or "to mature".
Xhosaukukhula
The word "ukukhula" in Xhosa has a deeper connotation, signifying the process of maturing and flourishing.
Yorubadagba
The word “dagba” is commonly used to mean growing, but also means being mature or experienced.
Zuluukukhula
The Zulu word "ukukhula" also connotes the idea of "ripening" or "maturing."
Bambaraka bonya
Ewetsitsi
Kinyarwandagukura
Lingalakokola
Lugandaokukula
Sepedigo gola
Twi (Akan)a ɛrenyin

Growing in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicمتزايد
In its literal sense, متزايد means 'increasing' or 'progressive'.
Hebrewגָדֵל
The Hebrew word "גדל" also means 'to be great' or 'to be raised up' and derives from the root verb ג-ד-ל, conveying the idea of elevation or increase.
Pashtoوده کول
The Pashto word "وده کول" not only means "growing" but also refers to the process of "becoming" or "arriving at a particular state."
Arabicمتزايد
In its literal sense, متزايد means 'increasing' or 'progressive'.

Growing in Western European Languages

Albaniannë rritje
Në rritje derives from the verb 'rrit', which has a range of meanings depending on its context, from 'to raise' to 'to increase', 'to grow', 'to rear' and 'to bring up'.
Basquehazten
The word "hazten" in Basque is derived from the Proto-Basque root "*-tzen", meaning "to make" or "to become."
Catalancreixent
The Catalan word "creixent" also means "crescent", referring to the shape of the moon during its first quarter.
Croatianrastući
Rastući shares etymology with Croatian word meaning "to spread" and Polish verb "rosnąć" meaning "to grow."
Danishvokser
The Danish word "vokser" derives from the Proto-Germanic verb "wahsjan" and is related to the English word "wax".
Dutchgroeien
The Dutch word "groeien" (growing) is related to the English "green".
Englishgrowing
In Old English, "grow" meant "to rise, increase, or become taller," but it was also used figuratively to describe spiritual or intellectual development.
Frenchcroissance
"Croissance" also means "rise" or "increase" in various contexts.
Frisiangroeiende
'Groeiende' has alternate meanings such as 'blooming', 'thriving' and 'prospering' in Frisian.
Galicianmedrando
In the expression "medrar en virtudes\,
Germanwachsend
The word "wachsend" can also refer to the rising tide or swelling of a river.
Icelandicvaxandi
The Old Norse word "vaxandi" is the past participle of the verb "vexa" (to make or become larger) and also refers to growth or increase.
Irishag fás
The word "ag fás" can have the alternate meaning of "growing in size or importance".
Italianin crescita
In Italian, "in crescita" can also mean "on the rise" or "booming".
Luxembourgishwuessen
Growing is sometimes figuratively used for 'to increase', like 'the noise grew' or 'the love grew between them'.
Maltesejikber
The word "jikber" can also be used to mean "to germinate" or "to sprout".
Norwegianvokser
"Vokser" derives from the Old Norse word "vǫxtr," meaning "growth, stature, height."
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)crescendo
In Portuguese, "crescendo" can also mean "the act of increasing" or "a gradual rise in intensity."
Scots Gaelica ’fàs
"A ’fàs" can also mean to improve, or increase in stature.
Spanishcreciente
The Spanish word "creciente" has multiple meanings including waxing (referring to a crescent moon), increasing, and fertile.
Swedishväxande
The Swedish word “växande” is cognate to the English word
Welshtyfu
The Welsh verb "tyfu," meaning "to grow," also appears in the phrase "bod tyfu," which means "a young person who is growing physically and emotionally."

Growing in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianрасце
The word `расце` originates from Slavic roots, where it is related to words signifying 'sprouting'. In some Slavic languages, its derivatives denote different stages of plant growth.
Bosnianraste
In Serbo-Croatian, "raste" has a different meaning: "plants", referring to the world of flora, in contrast to the fauna.
Bulgarianнарастващ
The word "нарастващ" in Bulgarian also means "increasing" or "rising".
Czechrostoucí
"Rostoucí" also translates into "sprouting" and is similar to the French term "rosir" (pink, blush).
Estoniankasvab
The word "kasvab" is derived from the Proto-Finnic root *kasva- and is related to Finnish "kasvaa" (to grow), "kasvi" (plant) and "kasvu" (growth), as well as Hungarian "kosár" (basket) and "koszorú" (wreath).
Finnishkasvaa
Finnish "kasvaa" means both "to grow" and "to become wealthy".
Hungariannövekvő
The verb "növekvő" can also mean to "grow" as in the sense of "getting bigger" or "maturing."
Latvianaug
Latvian “aug” (like in “augt,” meaning to grow) is a cognate of the Greek “aux-” (as in “auxein,” also meaning to grow).
Lithuanianauga
"Auga" also means "to grow upwards" and "to rise" in Lithuanian.
Macedonianрастење
The Macedonian word "растење" also means "vegetation" and is derived from the verb "расти" which means "to grow."
Polishrozwój
The Polish word "rozwój" shares a common root with the Sanskrit term "rudh" which means "to grow".
Romaniancreştere
The Romanian word "creştere" is derived from the Latin word "crescere," which means "to increase" or "to grow."
Russianрастущий
The Russian word "растущий" can also refer to the process of developing or increasing, such as "растущая популярность" ("growing popularity").
Serbianрасте
The word "расте" can also refer to a plant or herb.
Slovakrastie
The Slovak word "rastie" also means "a plant".
Slovenianraste
Raste is a common Slavic word and in different Slavic languages it has the meaning of “growing”, “growing up”, “thriving”, “flourishing”, “gaining weight”, “spreading”, “being fat”, but also “fat”, “thick”, “dense”, etc.
Ukrainianзростаючий
The word "зростаючий" in Ukrainian derives from the Proto-Slavic root "*rost-" meaning "to grow" and is cognate with the English word "rust" in its sense of "to collect gradually".

Growing in South Asian Languages

Bengaliক্রমবর্ধমান
“ক্রমবর্ধমান” can also mean “increasing in intensity or amount” in English.
Gujaratiવધતી જતી
The verb "વધતી જતી" can be derived from the Middle Gujarati word "વધ", meaning "to be large" or "to increase".
Hindiबढ़ रही है
The Hindi word 'बढ़ रही है' can also mean 'increasing' or 'becoming more', and is derived from the root word 'बढ़ना' (to grow).
Kannadaಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ
The word "ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ" primarily means "growing" in Kannada, but it can also refer to "increasing" or "expanding".
Malayalamവളരുന്നു
The Malayalam word "വളരുന്നു" means both "to grow" and "to develop mentally or emotionally".
Marathiवाढत आहे
The word वाढत आहे can also mean "increasing" or "developing" in Marathi.
Nepaliबढ्दै
The word "बढ्दै" derives from the Sanskrit root "वृध्" (vṛdh), meaning "to grow" or "to increase."
Punjabiਵਧ ਰਹੀ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)වර්ධනය වෙමින් පවතී
The term has an etymology from Sanskrit where it means to progress or to expand.
Tamilவளர்ந்து வரும்
Teluguపెరుగుతున్న
Urduبڑھتی ہوئی
This word in Urdu is also used to denote a person who has a good reputation.

Growing in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)生长
The word "生长" (growing) can also refer to the process of producing or manufacturing something.
Chinese (Traditional)生長
生 (shēng) means to give birth, life, or grow, while 長 (zhǎng) means to grow or to lengthen.
Japanese成長している
'成長している' can also mean 'being developed' or 'being cultivated.'
Korean성장
성장 can also mean development, increase, expansion, improvement, and enrichment.
Mongolianөсөн нэмэгдэж байна
The word 'өсөн нэмэгдэж байна' ('growing') has a literal meaning of 'increasing' or 'becoming larger' and also refers to the increase in quantity, extent, or importance of something over time.
Myanmar (Burmese)ကြီးထွားလာသည်

Growing in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianpertumbuhan
In Indonesian, the word 'pertumbuhan' can also refer to 'development', 'progress', or 'advancement'.
Javanesesaya gedhe
The word "saya gedhe" in Javanese can also refer to a type of traditional Javanese dance movement that involves swaying and bending of the body.
Khmerរីកលូតលាស់
Laoການຂະຫຍາຍຕົວ
Malayberkembang
The word "berkembang" in Malay can also mean "to develop" or "to evolve".
Thaiการเติบโต
The Thai word "การเติบโต" can also refer to the process of accumulating wealth or knowledge.
Vietnamesephát triển
Phát triển means both "developing" and "prospering" because it has roots in a word meaning "to flourish, grow vigorously"
Filipino (Tagalog)lumalaki

Growing in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijaniböyüyür
"Böyüyür" is an Azerbaijani word with Proto-Turkic origin, meaning both "growing" and "becoming great or important."
Kazakhөсуде
The Kazakh word "өсуде" also means "development" or "progress".
Kyrgyzөсүп жатат
The word "өсүп жатат" can also refer to the process of growing up or maturing.
Tajikафзоиш меёбад
Turkmenösýär
Uzbeko'sib borayotgan
The word "o'sib borayotgan" in Uzbek also means "developing" and "increasing".
Uyghurكۆپىيىۋاتىدۇ

Growing in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianke ulu nei
"Ke ulu nei" also means "to grow up" or "to become an adult".
Maoriwhakatipu
'Whakatipu' can also mean 'to make grow' and 'to produce'.
Samoantuputupu aʻe
"Tuputupu aʻe" also means "to evolve" in Samoan, conveying a sense of growth beyond physical dimensions.
Tagalog (Filipino)lumalaki
The word "lumalaki" in Tagalog also means "becoming big" or "getting larger".

Growing in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarajiltaski
Guaraniokakuaa ohóvo

Growing in International Languages

Esperantokreskanta
The word "kreskanta" can also mean "increasing" or "becoming greater".
Latincrescente
The word "crescente" also refers to the shape of a crescent moon or its symbol representing Islam.

Growing in Others Languages

Greekαυξάνεται
The Greek word "αυξάνεται" can also mean "to increase" or "to multiply".
Hmonghlob
The word "hlob" in Hmong also means "to sprout" or "to germinate".
Kurdishmezin dibin
"Mezin dibin" is a compound word in Kurdish, with "mezin" meaning "big" and "dibin" meaning "root" or "foundation".
Turkishbüyüyen
The verb "büyümek" (to grow) also means "to cast a spell" in Turkish, implying a supernatural growth or change.
Xhosaukukhula
The word "ukukhula" in Xhosa has a deeper connotation, signifying the process of maturing and flourishing.
Yiddishגראָוינג
The Yiddish word "גראָוינג" can also refer to a person who is tall or has a large appetite.
Zuluukukhula
The Zulu word "ukukhula" also connotes the idea of "ripening" or "maturing."
Assameseবৃদ্ধি পোৱা
Aymarajiltaski
Bhojpuriबढ़ रहल बा
Dhivehiބޮޑުވަމުންނެވެ
Dogriबढ़ते हुए
Filipino (Tagalog)lumalaki
Guaraniokakuaa ohóvo
Ilocanodumakdakkel
Kriowe de gro
Kurdish (Sorani)گەشەکردن
Maithiliबढ़ते हुए
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤ꯫
Mizoa lo thang lian zel
Oromoguddachaa dhufeera
Odia (Oriya)ବ growing ୁଛି |
Quechuawiñaspa
Sanskritवर्धमानः
Tatarүсә
Tigrinyaእናዓበየ ይኸይድ ኣሎ።
Tsongaku kula

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