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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nioi
"台所から美味しそうな匂いがする。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A smell or scent, especially an unpleasant one.
"An unpleasant odor emanated from the old refrigerator." - 2
A distinctive quality or trace of a specified kind.
"His political career was tainted by an odor of corruption."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'odor', meaning a smell or scent, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root '*h₃ed-', which relates to the sense of smelling. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially retaining its neutral connotation for any perceived smell before specializing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Odor" is said worldwide
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odeur
Transliteration: odœʁ
"Une forte odeur de café flottait dans la cuisine."
Geruch
Transliteration: ɡəˈʁʊx
"Der Geruch von frischem Brot lag in der Luft."
odore
Transliteration: oˈdo.re
"C'era un forte odore di bruciato nella stanza."
olor
Transliteration: oˈloɾ
"El olor a flores inundaba el jardín."
cheiro
Transliteration: ˈʃej.ɾu
"O cheiro do bolo assando era maravilhoso."
गंध
Transliteration: gandh
"फूलों की गंध पूरे कमरे में फैल गई।"
气味
Transliteration: qì wèi
"房间里有一股奇怪的气味。"
냄새
Transliteration: naem-sae
"방안에서 좋은 냄새가 난다."
匂い
Transliteration: nioi
"台所から美味しそうな匂いがする。"
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