Cense — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

perfume especially with a censer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚdˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/tʃˈɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tʃˈɔːd/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntɚdˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thurify incense

Word Forms

incense	noun	a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
thus	noun	an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Weihrauch

Parfümieren, insbesondere mit einem Räuchergefäß

🇫🇷French

encenser

parfumer surtout avec un encensoir

🇪🇸Spanish

incensar

perfume especialmente con un incensario

🇮🇹Italian

censo

profumo soprattutto con un turibolo

🇳🇱Dutch

wierook

parfum vooral met een wierookvat

🇵🇹Portuguese

incenso

perfume especialmente com um incensário

🇷🇺Russian

курение

духи особенно с курильницей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धूप जलाना

विशेष रूप से सेंसर के साथ इत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

ধূপ

সুগন্ধি বিশেষ করে একটি ধূপকাঠি দিয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

தூபம்

வாசனை திரவியம், குறிப்பாக தூபக் கலசத்துடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధూపం

పరిమళ ద్రవ్యం ముఖ్యంగా ధూపంతో

🇮🇳Marathi

धूप

विशेषत: धूपदानासह परफ्यूम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધૂપ

ખાસ કરીને ધૂપદાની સાથે અત્તર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧೂಪದ್ರವ್ಯ

ಸುಗಂಧ ದ್ರವ್ಯ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಧೂಪಾರತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധൂപം

പെർഫ്യൂം പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു ധൂപകലശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੂਪ

ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਧੂਪਦਾਨ ਨਾਲ ਅਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بخور

خاص طور پر ایک بخور کے ساتھ خوشبو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

香

香水，尤其是用香炉

🇯🇵Japanese

香

香水、特に香炉を使ったもの

🇰🇷Korean

향

특히 향로로 향수를 뿌리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hương

nước hoa đặc biệt là với một lư hương

🇹🇭Thai

ธูป

น้ำหอมโดยเฉพาะที่มีกระถางไฟ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membakar kemenyan

parfum terutama dengan pedupaan

🇵🇭Filipino

insenso

pabango lalo na may insensaryo

🇲🇾Malay

pemenyan

minyak wangi terutamanya dengan pedupaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بخر

العطر خاصة بالمبخرة

🇮🇷Persian

بخور دادن

عطر مخصوصا با عطر

🇹🇷Turkish

buhur

özellikle buhurdanlık ile parfüm

🇮🇱Hebrew

קטורת

בושם במיוחד עם מחתת

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