From root: amoy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nangamoy
na-nga-MOY
emitted an odor
Present (Incomplete)
nangangamoy
na-nga-nga-MOY
emitting an odor
Future (Contemplated)
mangangamoy
ma-nga-nga-MOY
will emit an odor
Usage Note
Mangamoy is used when a scent or odor becomes pervasive in an area, often implying that something or someone is starting to smell strongly of a specific source. It is frequently heard in contexts like smelling of food after cooking or body odor after physical activity.
Examples
" Nangangamoy lupa ang ulan. "
Natural Translation
The rain smells like earth.
Literal Translation
Smelling earth the rain.
" Nagsimulang mangamoy sunog sa kusina. "
Natural Translation
It started to smell like something was burning in the kitchen.
Literal Translation
Started to-smell-burnt in kitchen.
" Nangamoy sunog ang buong bahay matapos malimutan ng aking kapatid ang niluluto niyang isda. "
Natural Translation
The whole house smelled of something burnt after my sibling forgot about the fish he was cooking.
Literal Translation
Smelled-burnt the whole house after forgotten of my sibling the being-cooked his fish.
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