बदबूदार
badboodaar
The Hindi word for "stinky" is बदबूदार (badboodaar).
बदबूदार is an adjective used to describe something that has a strong, unpleasant smell. You can also use the noun बदबू to refer to the bad smell itself, or the informal phrase बदबू-सा लगना to express that something smells stinky.
Meaning: having a strong, unpleasant smell (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word बदबूदार is composed of badbu, meaning "bad smell" and the suffix -daar, which means "possessing" or "having".
Which one should you use?
Additionally, while बदबूदार is the adjective, बदबू is the noun used to name the bad smell itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective बदबूदार is invariant in gender and number, so it does not change regardless of whether the noun it describes is masculine, feminine, singular or plural.
How do you pronounce it?
badboodaar
Did you know?
- The root word बदबू is a hybrid, combining the Persian prefix bad meaning 'bad' and the Hindi word बू meaning 'smell'.
- While बदबूदार describes a permanent quality, if you want to say something 'smells' stinky right now, you would use the verb आना, as in बदबू आ रही है or 'bad smell is coming'.
- To describe a pleasant smell, Hindi speakers use खुशबू, where खुश means 'happy' or 'good'.
Examples in context
- यह कूड़ा बहुत बदबूदार है।yah kūṛā bahut badbūdār hai.This garbage is very stinky.
- पुराने मोज़े बदबूदार हो गए हैं।purāne moze badbūdār ho gaye haĩ.The old socks have become stinky.
Example conversation
Priya and Aditya are cleaning the kitchen together.
- आदित्य Adityaप्रिया, यह पुराना पनीर बदबूदार है।Priya, yeh purana paneer badbudar hai.Priya, this old cheese is stinky.
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ, इसे तुरंत फेंक दो।Haan, ise turant phenk do.Yes, throw it away immediately.
- आदित्य Adityaक्या पूरा फ्रिज भी बदबूदार है?Kya poora fridge bhi badbudar hai?Is the whole fridge also stinky?
- प्रिया Priyaनहीं, बस उस पनीर की वजह से है।Nahi, bas us paneer ki wajah se hai.No, it is just because of that cheese.
