Scent

"Scent" in Russian

духи́

duxí

(perfume)

за́пах

zápax

(distinctive odour or smell)

нюх

njux

(sense of smell)

обоня́ние

obonjánije

(sense of smell)

след

sled

(odour left by animal)

след

sled

(figuratively: any traces that can be followed)

чутьё

čutʹjó

(sense of smell)

обоня́ть

obonjátʹ

(to detect the scent of)

па́хнуть

páxnutʹ

(to impart an odour to)

почу́ять

počújatʹ

(to detect the scent of)

чу́ять

čújatʹ

(to detect the scent of)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.