Scent in Malayalam
Scent as a bottled perfume is വാസനദ്രവ്യം (vaasanadravyam), a compound meaning fragrant substance. For a smell carried on the air rather than a product, Malayalam uses words for fragrance instead.
Most common translation
Perfume, scent.
അവൾ കല്യാണത്തിന് വാസനദ്രവ്യം പൂശി.
aval kalyaanaththinu vaasanadravyam pooshi.
She put on perfume for the wedding.
All Malayalam words for “scent”
- വാസനദ്രവ്യം (vaasanadravyam) — Perfume, scent.
- ആഘ്രാണം (aaghraanam) — Smelling, scent.
aaghraanam is the act of smelling something, not the scent itself, so it cannot replace vaasanadravyam.
Common questions
How do you say scent in Malayalam?
വാസനദ്രവ്യം (vaasanadravyam), the word for perfume.
Which entry means the act of smelling?
ആഘ്രാണം (aaghraanam), smelling or sniffing.