Meaning of "amoy"

amoy •

n.
• • smell, odor, aroma, body odor, intensive smell, offensive smell amuyin (-in)

v.
• • to smell something. Amuyin mo nga ito. Smell this.

v.
• • mangamoy (mang-) to become smelly or odorous. Nangamoy ang sirang pagkain. The spoiled food smelled bad.

» synonyms and related words:

n.
• • 1. smell: amoy
  • 2. a bad odor: masamang amoy
  • 3. a nice odor: masarap na amoy
  • 4. a sweet, nice, pleasant smell: bango
  • 5. scent, fragrance: bango, halimuyak
  • 6. Tagalog terms for different kinds of odor, odor of burnt food esp. rice: angi
  • 7. odor of fish: lansa
  • 8. odor of milk: anggo
  • 9. disagreeable odor: angot
  • 10. offensive odor: baho, alingasaw
  • 11. repulsive odor: antot
  • 12. repulsive body odor or odor of a goat: anghit
  • 13. strong odor: sangsang

n.
• • a very bad smell: baho, alingasaw, malansang amoy, masamang amoy

adj.
• • 1. having a fishy smell or taste: malansa, amoy-isda
  • 2. doubtful, not probable : hindi kapani-paniwala