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sì

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.smell

Example

Gịni na-esi?

Gịni na-esi?

What is smelling?

má ísì

mā isì

Standard Igbo

Active verb

件浸

1.smell; sniff

Example

Maa ya isi ka ị mara ma o mebiela.

Maa ya isi ka ị mara ma o mebiela.

Smell it to know if it is spoilt.

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ísì

isì

Standard Igbo
MedicineFood

Noun

1.scent; smell; aroma

Example

Isi ofe Ada dị mma.

Isi ofe Ada dị mma.

The aroma of Ada's soup is good.

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Word Stem

sì ísì

sì isì

Standard Igbo
Food

Active verb

拷浸

1.smell; stink; give scent

Example

Ntị gị na-esi isi.

Ntị gị na-esi isi.

Your ear is smelling.

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Word Stem

ághö(rï)

aghọ(rị)

Standard Igbo

Noun

1.an unpleasant smell like the one that comes from a dirty aquarium

Example

Ọ na-esi aghọrị.

Ọ na-esi aghọrị.

It smells unpleasant.

bì ághörï

bì aghọrị̄

Standard Igbo
FoodZoologyAgricultureMarineMedicine

Active verb

1.strongly smell unpleasant like a dirty aquarium or uncooked fish

Example

Ebe a niile na-ebi aghọrị.

Ebe a niile na-ebi aghọrị.

This whole place is smelling unpleasant.

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nụ

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.hear; taste; feel (skin); smell; sense something with four of the five sense organs

Example

Soludo nụrụ ihe anyị kwuru.

Soludo nụrụ ihe anyị kwuru.

Soludo heard what we said.

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nü ísì

nụ isì

Standard Igbo
Medicine

Active verb

傲浸

1.smell; perceive a smell; become aware of the smell of something, using the organ for smell

Example

Achọrọ m ịnụ isi ya.

Achọrọ m ịnụ isi ya.

I want to perceive the smell.

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áñàáshį

aṅàashị̀

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Noun

1.a giant black ant with a very painful bite and characteristic bad smell; giant plectrotena

Example

Aṅaashị gbara nwa m oge anyị nọ n'ugbo.

Aṅaashị gbara nwa m oge anyị nọ n'ugbo.

When we were at the farm, my child was bitten by the plectrotena.

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ǹkákwü

ǹkakwụ̄

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Noun

1.shrew; musk shrew (Crocidura spp.), a small, sharp-nosed creature which feeds on insects and protects itself with an obnoxious smell

Example

Ọnụ nkakwụ na-eto ogologo.

Ọnụ nkakwụ na-eto ogologo.

Shrew has along mouth.

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Nsịbịdị - 4 found

Pronunciation:

Definitions:

1.smell

Pronunciation:

ísì

Definitions:

1.smell

2.odour

3.aroma

Pronunciation:

nụ́

Definitions:

1.hear

2.perceive

Pronunciation:

Definitions:

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