This is the 148th most frequent Hindi word.
सल
The Hindi word "सल" means "year" or "time" in English, depending on context.
Here, 'साल' is used to denote a year, referring to the previous year.
पिछले साल मैंने एक नई नौकरी शुरू की।
Last year, I started a new job.
In this sentence, 'साल' represents the concept of an annual event recurrence.
हर साल यहाँ एक मेला लगता है।
Every year, a fair is held here.
Here, 'सालों' is the plural form of 'साल', indicating multiple years.