गन्ध
Sanskrit
noun
Definitions
- odour, smell, fragrance
- fragrant substance, perfume
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *g(ʰ)andʰ- (smell).
Origin
Proto-Indo-Iranian
*g(ʰ)andʰ-
Gloss
smell
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
嗅
Emoji
🐽 👃
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rasa English
- गन्धरस Sanskrit
- रस Sanskrit
- गंध Hindi
- گند Persian
- คันธะ Thai
- รส Thai
- ganda Tagalog
- lasa Tagalog
- maganda Tagalog
- magpaganda Tagalog
- raksa Malay
- rasa Malay
- ရသ Burmese
- ৰস Assamese
- ৰহ Assamese
- gandha Pali
- gandhakuṭi Pali
- gandharasa Pali
- rasa Pali
- *g(ʰ)andʰ- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- គន្ធ Central Khmer
- រស Central Khmer
- *Hrásas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- গন্ধ Bengali
- gwnd Middle Persian
- 𑀭𑀲 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀕𑀁𑀥 Maharastri Prakrit
- ரசம் Tamil
- gandha Tocharian B
- रस Konkani
- ᬭᬵᬣ Balinese
- ᬭᬵᬲ Balinese