Odour in Malayalam
Both words in this entry are about bad smells rather than odour in general. ദുര്ഗ്ഗന്ധം (durggandham) is a foul smell, the opposite of fragrance, and മുട (muda) is a stench or the smell of dirt. For a neutral odour neither is a safe fit.
Most common translation
Bad odour or smell, garlic.
ചീഞ്ഞ മീനില് നിന്ന് ദുര്ഗ്ഗന്ധം വന്നു.
cheenja meenil ninnu durggandham vannu.
A bad smell came from the rotten fish.
All Malayalam words for “odour”
- ദുര്ഗ്ഗന്ധം (durggandham) — Bad odour or smell, garlic.
- മുട (muda) — Stench, smell, dirt, foul odour.
ദുര്ഗ്ഗന്ധം is the formal word for a bad smell, while മുട is blunter and suggests staleness and filth.
Common questions
How do you say odour in Malayalam?
The listed options are negative; a bad odour is ദുര്ഗ്ഗന്ധം (durggandham).
What is the stronger word?
മുട (muda), a stench or foul reek.