How do you say “scent” in Vietnamese?

“Scent” in Vietnamese is mùi (smell), dầu thơm (perfume), nước hoa (perfume).

Vietnamese words for “scent”

• mùiListennoun
  Hanoi [muj˨˩] · Saigon [muj˨˩]mùi falling

  smell; odor; scent

  for “scent” meaning: A distinctive smell.

  • Những con chó săn đã lần theo mùi của con cáo.The hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox.
• dầu thơmListennoun
  Hanoi [zəw˨˩ tʰəːm˧˧] · Saigon [jəw˨˩ tʰəːm˧˧]dầu falling thơm level

  perfume; scent

• nước hoaListennoun
  Hanoi [nɨək̚˧˦ hwaː˧˧] · Saigon [nɨək̚˦˥ waː˧˧]nước rising hoa level

  perfume; scent

• mùi vịListennoun
  Hanoi [muj˨˩ vi˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [muj˨˩ vɪj˨˩˨]mùi falling vị heavy

  taste; scent

Related Vietnamese words

• hảListenverb

  interrogative particle: isn't it; aren't you

• hươngListennoun

  incense

• phát hiệnListenverb

  to discover; to find out

• đánh hơiListenverb

  to smell; to sniff

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.