Petrichor in Hindi — Meaning of सौंधी खुशबू (saunadhi khushabu)

📖 Meaning of “petrichor”

The meaning of “petrichor” in Hindi is सौंधी खुशबू, pronounced saunadhi khushabu — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of petrichor

The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.

✍️ Petrichor in a sentence

He hypothesizes that this factor may be petrichor, an oil which has been isolated from silicate minerals and rocks[…].

सौंधी खुशबू, जो सूखी ज़मीन पर बारिश के गिरने की गंध का नाम है, वनस्पति से उतरे तेलों, जिन्हें आसपास की सतहें पहले सोख लेती हैं और पहली बारिश के बाद हवा में छोड़ देती हैं, से आती हैं।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From petr(o)- + ichor.
Coined by Australian scientist Richard Grenfell Thomas in 1964 for the article “Nature of Argillaceous Odour”, co-authored by Isabel Joy Bear and published in the journal Nature.

Quick facts about “petrichor”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Petrichor

Meaning in Hindi

सौंधी खुशबू

Pronunciation

saunadhi khushabu

Part of speech

Adjective

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "petrichor" is सौंधी खुशबू (saunadhi khushabu).

In Devanagari script it is written as सौंधी खुशबू.

It is pronounced "saunadhi khushabu". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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