avuhu³ smell; odor

Part of Speech

n2

• • smell; odor
  • • perception

  Comment

  The noun <avuhu> is frequently found in adjectival possessive compounds, e.g. <avuhu hata> 'having a bad smell'.

  • • Example 494:
      

      Ukee eve a avuhu tea iana.

      Ukee is the smell of a fish.

      Source: Sii 47W 061

Related entries

• See also:
  • buhiana smell of raw fish
  • ukee smell of cooked fish
  • avuavuhuhata Badsmell, an insect called stinker, because it smells bad
  • avuhu mataa having a good smell