त्योरस

Hindi

FWOTD – 2 June 2024

Alternative forms

• त्यौरस (tyauras), त्यूँरस (tyū̃ras), त्योरुस (tyorus), त्यौरुस (tyaurus), तेरुस (terus)

Etymology

From ति- (ti-, “three”) +‎ बरस (baras, “year”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪joː.ɾəs/, [t̪joː.ɾɐs]
• Rhymes: -əs, -oːɾəs
• Hyphenation: त्यो‧रस

Noun

त्योरस • (tyoras) m (Urdu spelling تیوْرَس)

1. the third year past or to come
   1. the year before last
      • 2008, Jainendra Kumar, edited by Nirmala Jain, जैनेन्द्र रचनावली [jainendra racnāvlī], volume 4, Bharatiya Jnanpith, →ISBN, page 509:

        केदार, तुमने कब ब्याह किया? त्योरस साल ही तो?

        kedār, tumne kab byāh kiyā? tyoras sāl hī to?

        Kedar, when did you get married? Just the year before last, right?

   2. the year after next
      • 2009, “हरी घास पर घण्टे भर”, in Dr. Saraswati Bhalla, editor, रंग-सप्तक [raṅg-saptak], Vani Prakashan, →ISBN, page 112:

        अगले साल आशा बी.ए. पास कर लेगी। फिर त्योरस प्रकाश हायर सैकेण्ड्री कर लेगा और गुड्डी जूनियर से सीनियर स्कूल में आ जायेगी।

        agle sāl āśā bī.e. pās kar legī. phir tyoras prakāś hāyar saikeṇḍrī kar legā aur guḍḍī jūniyar se sīniyar skūl mẽ ā jāyegī.

        Asha will pass B.A. next year. Then Prakash will complete higher secondary school the year after that, and Guddi will enter from junior to senior school.

Usage notes

• This word can also be sometimes used as an adjective; e.g., त्योरस साल (tyoras sāl, “the year before last/after next”).

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “त्योरस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 465
• “त्योरस”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.