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Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀺𑀆 (coriā), from Sanskrit चौरिका (caurikā). By surface analysis, ચોર (cor) + -ઈ (-ī). Cognate with Hindi चोरी (corī).
Pronunciation
Noun
ચોરી • (corī) f
- theft, burglary
Further reading
- “ચોરી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- “ચોરી”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caurikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 269