परसों
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit परश्वस् (paraśvas). Cognate with Assamese পৰহি (porohi), Marathi परवा (parvā).
Pronunciation
[edit](Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pəɾ.sõː/, [pɐɾ.sõː]
Adverb
[edit]परसों • (parsõ) (Urdu spelling پرسوں)
- day after tomorrow
- परसों दूधवाला दूध नहीं लाएगा।
- parsõ dūdhvālā dūdh nahī̃ lāegā.
- The day after tomorrow the milkman won't bring milk.
- day before yesterday
- परसों दूधवाले ने दूध नहीं लाया।
- parsõ dūdhvāle ne dūdh nahī̃ lāyā.
- The day before yesterday the milkman didn't bring milk.
- (colloquial) any time in the recent past or near future
- दूधवाला परसों से दूध नहीं ला रहा है।
- dūdhvālā parsõ se dūdh nahī̃ lā rahā hai.
- The milkman hasn't been bringing milk for ages.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “परसों”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2839
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “परसों”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 400
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “परसों”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 605
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “परसों”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 376.