Amuin (en. To sniff)

/aˈmuin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The action of capturing or catching a scent from the air.

There seems to be a bad smell coming from the trash.

Mukhang may masamang amuin na nagmumula sa basurahan.

An exercise performed to recognize a particular scent.

She thought she should sniff the legend to find out its origin.

Sining ang kanyang naisip na dapat siyang amuin ang alamat upang malaman ang pinagmulan.

From the root word 'amuin' meaning 'to catch a scent'.

sniffing around

the act of sniffing or smelling everything around; can be used in the action of smelling.

umuamuy

smell

Refers to the characteristics of a particular scent.

amoy

like the smell of your favorite food

That scent is like I'm walking inside a food stall!

Ang amuin niyan, parang naglalakad ako sa loob ng karinderya!

scent that is incredibly pleasant

Wow, you smell great, it's like you just took a bath!

Grabe, ang amuin mo, para kang bagong ligo!

scent that evokes good memories

That flower's scent brought back memories of my childhood.

Ang amuin ng bulaklak na 'yan, nagdala ng mga alaala ng bata pa ako.