ਤੌਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (tawr), from Arabic طَوْر (ṭawr). Compare Hindi तौर (taur).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਤੌਰ • (taur) m (Shahmukhi spelling طور)

habit, custom; behaviour, manner

Declension

Declension of **ਤੌਰ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਤੌਰ (taur)	ਤੌਰ (taur)
oblique	ਤੌਰ (taur)	ਤੌਰਾਂ (taurā̃)
vocative	ਤੌਰਾ (taurā)	ਤੌਰੋ (tauro)
ablative	ਤੌਰੋਂ (taurõ)	—
locative	ਤੌਰੇ (taure)	ਤੌਰੀਂ (taurī̃)
instrumental	ਤੌਰੇ (taure)	ਤੌਰੀਂ (taurī̃)

Adverb

ਤੌਰ • (taur)

alternative form of ਬਤੌਰ (bataur, “by way of”)

Derived terms

ਤੌਰ ਤੇ (taur te, “-ly, forms adverbs from adjectives”, postposition)
ਵਕਤੀ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ (vaktī taur te, “for the time being”, adverb)

References

“ਤੌਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਤੌਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.