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smell
n
give off a smell
biijimaagozi vai s/he gives off a smell

Paired with: biijimaagwad vii

biijimaagwad vii it gives off a smell

Paired with: biijimaagozi vai

give off a small cooking or burning
biijimaaso vai s/he gives off a smell in cooking or burning

Paired with: biijimaate vii

biijimaate vii it gives off a smell in cooking or burning

Paired with: biijimaaso vai

good smell
minomaagwad vii it smells good, has a good smell

Paired with: minomaagozi vai

minomaagozi vai s/he smells good, has a good smell

Paired with: minomaagwad vii

like the smell
minomaam vta like the smell of h/

Paired with: minomaandan vti

minomaandan vti like the smell of it

Paired with: minomaam vta

suddenly give off a smell
baashkimaagozi vai s/he suddenly gives off a smell

Paired with: baashkimaagwad vii

baashkimaagwad vii it suddenly gives off a smell

Paired with: baashkimaagozi vai

take a smell
gojimaam vta sniff, take a smell of h/

Paired with: gojimaandan vti

gojimaandan vti sniff, take a smell of it

Paired with: gojimaam vta

gojimaanjige vai s/he sniffs, takes a smell

used to smell
nagajimaandan vti be used to the smell of it

Paired with: nagajimaam vta

nagajimaam vta be used to the smell of h/

Paired with: nagajimaandan vti

smell
[produce a particular odor]
vi
smell a certain way
izhimaagozi vai s/he smells a certain way

Paired with: izhimaagwad vii

izhimaagwad vii it smells a certain way

Paired with: izhimaagozi vai

izhimaam vta find s/he smells a certain way

Paired with: izhimaandan vti

izhimaandan vti find it smells a certain way

Paired with: izhimaam vta

smell a certain way cooking or burning
izhimaaso vai s/he smells a certain way cooking or burning

Paired with: izhimaate vii

izhimaate vii it smells a certain way cooking or burning; its aroma goes to a certain place

Paired with: izhimaaso vai

smell acrid
aakomaagwad vii it stinks, smells acrid

Paired with: aakomaagozi vai

aakomaagozi vai s/he stinks, smells acrid

Paired with: aakomaagwad vii

aakomaam vta find h/ stinks, smells acrid

Paired with: aakomaandan vti

aakomaandan vti find it stinks, smells acrid

Paired with: aakomaam vta

aakomaate vii it stinks, smells acrid cooking or burning

Paired with: aakomaaso vai

aakomaaso vai s/he stinks, smells acrid cooking or burning

Paired with: aakomaate vii

smell bad
maazhimaagozi vai s/he smells bad

Paired with: maazhimaagwad vii

maazhimaagwad vii it smells bad

Paired with: maazhimaagozi vai

maazhimaam vta find the smell of h/ bad

Paired with: maazhimaandan vti

maazhimaandan vti find it smells bad

Paired with: maazhimaam vta

smell bad burning or cooking
maazhimaaso vai s/he has a bad aroma, smells bad burning or cooking

Paired with: maazhimaate vii

maazhimaate vii it has a bad aroma, smells bad burning or cooking

Paired with: maazhimaaso vai

smell bitter
wiisagimaagozi vai it (animate) smells bitter, smells spicy

Paired with: wiisagimaagwad vii

wiisagimaagwad vii it smells bitter, smells spicy

Paired with: wiisagimaagozi vai

smell clean
biinimaagozi vai s/he smells clean

Paired with: biinimaagwad vii

biinimaagwad vii it smells clean

Paired with: biinimaagozi vai

smell different
bakaanimaagozi vai s/he smells different

Paired with: bakaanimaagwad vii

bakaanimaagwad vii it smells different

Paired with: bakaanimaagozi vai

smell dirty
wiinimaagozi vai s/he or it (animate) smells dirty

Paired with: wiinimaagwad vii

wiinimaagwad vii it smells dirty

Paired with: wiinimaagozi vai

smell good
minomaagozi vai s/he smells good, has a good smell

Paired with: minomaagwad vii

minomaagwad vii it smells good, has a good smell

Paired with: minomaagozi vai

minomaam vta like the smell of h/

Paired with: minomaandan vti

minomaandan vti like the smell of it

Paired with: minomaam vta

minomaago' vta put perfume on h/; make h/ smell good

Paired with: minomaagotoon vti2

minomaagotoon vti2 make it smell good, put perfume on it

Paired with: minomaago' vta

smell good burning or cooking
minomaaso vai s/he smells good burning or cooking

Paired with: minomaate vii

minomaate vii it smells good burning or cooking

Paired with: minomaaso vai

smell mild
zhaagomaagwad vii it smells mild

Paired with: zhaagomaagozi vai

zhaagomaagozi vai it (animate) smells mild

Paired with: zhaagomaagwad vii

smell mild burning or cooking
zhaagomaate vii it smells mild (burning or cooking), has a mild aroma

Paired with: zhaagomaaso vai

zhaagomaaso vai it (animate) smells mild (burning or cooking), has a mild aroma

smell moldy
agwaagomaagozi vai s/he smells moldy, smells stale

Paired with: agwaagomaagwad vii

agwaagomaagwad vii it smells moldy, smells stale

Paired with: agwaagomaagozi vai

smell nasty
bishigwaajimaagozi vai s/he smells nasty

smell rancid
zaatemaagozi vai s/he or it (animate) smells rancid, smells stale

Paired with: zaatemaagwad vii

zaatemaagwad vii it smells rancid, smells stale

Paired with: zaatemaagozi vai

zaatemaam vta find h/ smells rancid, stale

Paired with: zaatemaandan vti

zaatemaandan vti find it smells rancid, stale

Paired with: zaatemaam vta

smell stale
agwaagomaagozi vai s/he smells moldy, smells stale

Paired with: agwaagomaagwad vii

agwaagomaagwad vii it smells moldy, smells stale

Paired with: agwaagomaagozi vai

smell strange
mayagimaagozi vai s/he smells strange

Paired with: mayagimaagwad vii

mayagimaagwad vii it smells strange

Paired with: mayagimaagozi vai

smell strong
mashkawimaagozi vai s/he smells strong, stinks

Paired with: mashkawimaagwad vii

mashkawimaagwad vii it smells strong, stinks

Paired with: mashkawimaagozi vai

smell strong burning or cooking
mashkawimaaso vai s/he has a strong aroma, smells strong burning or cooking

Paired with: mashkawimaate vii

mashkawimaate vii it has a strong aroma, smells strong burning or cooking

Paired with: mashkawimaaso vai

smell terrible
gagwaanisagimaagozi vai s/he smells terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagimaagwad vii

gagwaanisagimaagwad vii it smells terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagimaagozi vai

smell
[sense]
v
smell
biijimaam vta smell h/

Paired with: biijimaandan vti

biijimaandan vti smell it

Paired with: biijimaam vta

biijimaanjige vai s/he smells something, perceives the smell of things

smell for
nandomaam vta sniff for h/; smell for h/

Paired with: nandomaandan vti

nandomaandan vti sniff for it; smell for it

Paired with: nandomaam vta See also: andomaandan vti

nandomaanjige vai s/he sniffs, smells for things

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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