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smell meaning in Punjabi

ਸੁੰਘਣਾ suṅghṇā

UK/smɛl/

smell in Punjabi: ਸੁੰਘਣਾ (suṅghṇā), سنگھنا (suṉghṇā), ਗੰਧ (gandh). 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.

Punjabi words for smell

to smell
ਸੁੰਘਣਾ suṅghṇā, سنگھنا suṉghṇā
smell, odour
ਗੰਧ gandh

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 Punjabi

What is the meaning of smell in Punjabi?
Smell in Punjabi is ਸੁੰਘਣਾ (suṅghṇā), سنگھنا (suṉghṇā), ਗੰਧ (gandh).
smell ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Smell: ਸੁੰਘਣਾ (suṅghṇā), سنگھنا (suṉghṇā), ਗੰਧ (gandh).
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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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “smell”: سنگھنا, ਗੰਧ, ਸੁੰਘਣਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: smell (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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