Parfüm

German (Berlin)

/parˈfyːm/, /parˈfœ̃ː/, /parˈfʏm/

noun

Definitions

perfume generally only in the sense of “odorous substance”, not “pleasant smell”

Etymology

Borrowed from French parfum (scent).

Origin

French

parfum

Gloss

scent

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

parfum English
perfumare Latin
parfüm Hungarian
parfümök Hungarian
parfum French
parfumerie French
parfumeur French
парфюм Russian
parfyme Norwegian Bokmål
perfumy Polish
parfyme Norwegian Nynorsk
parfume Danish
парфюм Bulgarian
parfumer Middle French