başkalaşım

Turkish

Etymology

From başka.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: baş‧ka‧la‧şım

Noun

başkalaşım (definite accusative başkalaşımı, uncountable)

1. transfiguration
2. (biology) metamorphosis (a change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development)

   Synonym: metamorfoz

3. (pathology) metamorphosis; sudden remarkable changes of personality, especially of the well-established qualities.

   Synonyms: metamorfoz, istihâle

4. (pharmacology) differentiation

   Synonym: diferansiyasyon

References

• “başkalaşım”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• başkalaşım in Turkish dictionaries at Dil Derneği.