amoy
amóy with stress marks
smell; scent
Usage Note
Amoy refers to a scent and can be neutral, pleasant (mabango), or unpleasant (mabaho). It is often followed by the linker 'ng' or hyphenated with a noun to describe a specific smell, such as 'amoy-pawis' (smelling like sweat).
Examples
" Masarap ang amoy ng kanin. "
Natural Translation
The rice smells good.
Literal Translation
Delicious the smell of rice.
" May amoy usok ang damit ko. "
Natural Translation
My clothes smell like smoke.
Literal Translation
Have smell smoke the clothes my.
" Pagkapasok ko sa bahay, naamoy ko agad ang amoy ng adobong niluluto ng lola ko sa kusina. "
Natural Translation
As soon as I entered the house, I immediately smelled the scent of the adobo my grandmother was cooking in the kitchen.
Literal Translation
Upon-entering my in house, smelled I immediately the smell of adobo being-cooked of grandmother my in kitchen.
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