おなら
おなら
noun
fart, flatulence
1.
fart, flatulence, gas
The common word for intestinal gas released from the body. More polite than some alternatives due to the honorific prefix お, making it acceptable in most casual contexts.
おならが出た。
I farted.
おならをしないで。
Don't fart.
電車の中でおならをするのは恥ずかしい。
It's embarrassing to fart on the train.
REGISTER: Casual but relatively polite for the topic. The お prefix makes this more acceptable than cruder alternatives.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- おならをする (to fart)
- おならが出る (to pass gas)
- おならを我慢する (to hold in a fart)
ALTERNATIVES: 屁 is a cruder/more direct word. The medical/formal term is 放屁.