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smell meaning in Malayalam

മണം maṇaṁ

UK/smɛl/

smell in Malayalam: മണം (maṇaṁ), ഗന്ധം (gandhaṁ), വാസന (vāsana), ഘ്രാണശക്തി (ghrāṇaśakti). In English, smell means a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

Malayalam words for smell

sensation
മണം maṇaṁ, ഗന്ധം gandhaṁ, വാസന vāsana
sense of smell
ഘ്രാണശക്തി ghrāṇaśakti

English meaning of smell

  1. noun A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
  2. noun The sense that detects odours.
  3. noun A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
  4. verb To sense a smell or smells.

Full definition of smell

smell in a sentence

  • I love the smell of fresh bread.
  • I can smell fresh bread.
  • Smell the milk and tell me whether it's gone off.

Synonyms of smell

All synonyms of smell

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Questions about smell in Malayalam

What is the meaning of smell in Malayalam?
Smell in Malayalam is മണം (maṇaṁ), ഗന്ധം (gandhaṁ), വാസന (vāsana), ഘ്രാണശക്തി (ghrāṇaśakti).
smell എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Smell: മണം (maṇaṁ), ഗന്ധം (gandhaṁ), വാസന (vāsana), ഘ്രാണശക്തി (ghrāṇaśakti).
What does smell mean in English?
Smell means a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

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