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🎯 A betting game 🛢️ A sticky tar 🛢️ To coat with tar 🏹 A pointed arrow
teer

teer

1 9.9
A betting game where people bet on how many arrows are shot in an archery contest
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : teer (sorteo tradicional de la India)
  • He learned about teer while traveling through Meghalaya and was fascinated by the tradition.

Examples

  • The results of the teer are announced every evening in the local market.

  • In Meghalaya, many people participate in teer every week.

  • Many villagers place bets on the daily teer hoping to win when the archers shoot.

  • Did you win any teers last night?

  • In the village festival, everyone eagerly participated in the teer competition to win prizes.

  • He explained how the teer game works, where the number of arrows determines the winners.

  • During the annual fair, locals gathered to try their luck at the popular teer lottery.

Synonyms

matka
vsteer
  • Indian
9.9

A game in which people bet on numbers, often played in India

uses arrow counts in an archery contest to decide winners

Surface Forms

teer singular
teers plural

Etymology

Teer (the betting game) comes from the Assamese and Hindi word tir meaning 'arrow', because the lottery is based on how many arrows are shot in an archery contest, so the game is named after the arrows that decide the winners.