smell - va

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukuva
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	either

Example sentences

• English

  I smell a fishy aroma.

  IsiXhosa

  Ndiva ivumba lentlanzi.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Alternate Use	hear - va (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Alternate Use	understand - va (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Alternate Use	feel - va (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Alternate Use	taste - va (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	taste - ngcamla (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	smell - nuka (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	smell - ivumba (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(li)/ama⁩⁩⁩)