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smell in Persian

بو bō

UK/smɛl/

smell in Persian: بو (bō), بویْ (bōy), بویایی (buyâyi), بوییدَن (buyidan). 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.

Persian words for smell

sensation
بو bō, بویْ bōy
sense of smell
بویْ buy, بویایی buyâyi
sense with nose
بوییدَن buyidan, اَنْبوییدَن anbuyidan, شِنُفْتَن šenoftan, بو کَرْدَن bu kardan
to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of"
بو دَاشْتَن bu dâštan

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 Persian

What is the meaning of smell in Persian?
Smell in Persian is بو (bō), بویْ (bōy), بویایی (buyâyi), بوییدَن (buyidan).
معنی smell چیست؟
Smell: بو (bō), بویْ (bōy), بویایی (buyâyi), بوییدَن (buyidan).
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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