चोर
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Braj
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (cora). Compare Romani chor.
Noun
चोर (cor) m
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá). Compare Romani chor.
Pronunciation
Noun
चोर • (cor) m (Urdu spelling چور)
- thief, robber, burglar
- मन का चोर ― man kā cor ― lover (literally, “thief of the heart”)
- (figuratively, derogatory) a dishonest merchant; a stinge
Declension
Declension of चोर (masc cons-stem)
Related terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चोर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Konkani
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá).
Pronunciation
Noun
चोर • (ċōr) m (Latin script chor, Kannada script ಚೋರ)
Declension
| Declension of चोर | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| ergative | चोरान (ċōrān) | चोरान्नि (ċōrānni) |
| nominative | चोर (ċōr) | चोरा (ċōrā) |
| vocative | चोरा (ċōrā) | चोरान्नो (ċōrānno) |
| accusative/dative | चोराक (ċōrāk) | चोरांक (ċōrānk) |
| superessive | चोरार/चोराचेर (ċōrār/ċōrācer) | चोरान्चेर (ċōrāncer) |
| instrumental | चोरानि (ċōrāni) | चोरान्नि (ċōrānni) |
| ablative | चोरात्ल्यान (ċōrātlyān) | चोरान्त्ल्यान (ċōrāntlyān) |
| Genitive declension of चोर | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | |||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| singular subject | चोराचो (ċōrātso) | चोराचे (ċōrāce) | चोराचि (ċōrāci) | चोराचि (ċōrāci) |
| plural subject | चोरान्चो (ċōrāntso) | चोरान्चे (ċōrānce) | चोरान्चि (ċōrānci) | चोरान्चि (ċōrānci) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘻𑘨 (cora), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá). Cognate with Bengali চোর (cōr), Gujarati ચોર (cor), Konkani चोर (cor), Nepali चोर (cor).
Pronunciation
Noun
चोर • (cor) m
- thief
- तोच चोर आहे.
- toc cor āhe.
- He is the thief.
Related terms
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “चोर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चोर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “चोर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
चोर • (cor) m
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
चोर • (cor)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
चोर • (cora)
- mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of चोर्नु (cornu)
Related terms
- चोर्नु (cornu)
References
- “चोर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “चोर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Either borrowed from Sanskrit चोर (cora) or from through Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘓𑘻𑘨 (cora).
Noun
चोर • (cora) m
Descendants
- Gujarati: ચોર (cor)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
चोर m
- Devanagari script form of cora
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- চোৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬘᭀᬭ (Balinese script)
- চোর (Bengali script)
- 𑰓𑰺𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- စောရ (Burmese script)
- ચોર (Gujarati script)
- ਚੋਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌚𑍋𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦕꦺꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂒𑂷𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಚೋರ (Kannada script)
- ចោរ (Khmer script)
- ໂຈຣ (Lao script)
- ചോര (Malayalam script)
- ᢜᠣᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘓𑘻𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢋᠣᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦳𑧜𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐔𑑀𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଚୋର (Odia script)
- ꢗꣂꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆖𑆾𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖓𑖺𑖨 (Siddham script)
- චොර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩡𑩕𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚏𑚴𑚤 (Takri script)
- சோர (Tamil script)
- చోర (Telugu script)
- โจร (Thai script)
- ཙོ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒔𑒼𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨣𑨆𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Probably borrowed from either Dravidian or Austroasiatic. The Sanskrit root चुर् (cur, “to steal, rob”) likely derives from this word, rather than the other way around.
Pronunciation
Noun
चोर • (corá) stem, m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of चोर (corá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | चोरः coráḥ |
चोरौ / चोरा¹ coraú / corā́¹ |
चोराः / चोरासः¹ corā́ḥ / corā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | चोर córa |
चोरौ / चोरा¹ córau / córā¹ |
चोराः / चोरासः¹ córāḥ / córāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | चोरम् corám |
चोरौ / चोरा¹ coraú / corā́¹ |
चोरान् corā́n |
| Instrumental | चोरेण coréṇa |
चोराभ्याम् corā́bhyām |
चोरैः / चोरेभिः¹ coraíḥ / corébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | चोराय corā́ya |
चोराभ्याम् corā́bhyām |
चोरेभ्यः corébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | चोरात् corā́t |
चोराभ्याम् corā́bhyām |
चोरेभ्यः corébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | चोरस्य corásya |
चोरयोः coráyoḥ |
चोराणाम् corā́ṇām |
| Locative | चोरे coré |
चोरयोः coráyoḥ |
चोरेषु coréṣu |
| Notes |
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Related terms
- चौर (caura, “thief”)
- चोरी (corī, “female thief”)
- चित्तचोर (cittacora, “a metaphorical epithet of the deity Krishna”, literally “thief of the mind”)
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora) (see there for further descendants)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਚੋਰ (cor)
- Pali: cora
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora) (see there for further descendants)
- → Kannada: ಚೋರ (cōra)
- → Khmer: ចោរ (cao)
- → Old Javanese: cora, corah
- ⇒ Telugu: చోరుడు (cōruḍu)
- → Thai: โจร (joon)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “चोर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 400/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 552
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 401
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press