পৰ্শুই

Assamese

Alternative forms

• পৰ্শুইদিনা (porxuidina)
• পৰহি (porohi), পৰহিদিনা (porohidina)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit পৰশ্ৱঃ (paraśvaḥ). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠞꠥ (foru), Bengali পরশু (porśu), Hindi परसों (parsõ), Marathi परवा (parvā).

Adverb

পৰ্শুই • (porxui)

1. day before yesterday

   পৰ্শুই গোৱালে গাখীৰ অনা নাছিল।

   porxui güale gakhir ona nasil.

   The day before yesterday the milkman didn't bring milk.

2. day after tomorrow

   Synonym: পৰ্শুইলৈ (porxuiloi)

See also

• চ’থাই (söthai)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paraśvas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press