परवा

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit परश्व (paraśva). Cognate with Hindi परसों (parsõ).

Adverb

परवा • (parvā)

  1. day after tomorrow
    परवा दूधवाला दूध नाही आणणार.
    parvā dūdhvālā dūdh nāhī āṇṇār.
    The day after tomorrow the milkman won't bring milk.
  2. day before yesterday
  3. (figuratively) in a few days
  4. (figuratively) a few days ago, the other day
  • तेरवा (tervā)

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “परवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “परवां”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paraśvas (7799j)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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