परवा

Hindi

Noun

परवा • (parvā) f (Urdu spelling پروا)

  1. Alternative form of परवाह (parvāh, care, heed)

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit परश्वः (paraśvaḥ). Cognate with Hindi परसों (parsõ).

Adverb

परवा • (parvā)

  1. day after tomorrow
    परवा दूधवाला दूध आणणार नाही.
    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

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “परवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (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”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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