चोर
BrajEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (cora). Compare Romani chor.
NounEdit
चोर (cor) m
HindiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá). Compare Romani chor.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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
DeclensionEdit
Declension of चोर (masc cons-stem)
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- 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
KonkaniEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
चोर • (ċōr) (Latin script chor, Kannada script ಚೋರ)
DeclensionEdit
| 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) |
ReferencesEdit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
MarathiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘻𑘨 (cora), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
चोर • (cor) m
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- 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
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “चोर”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
NepaliEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
चोर • (cor) m
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
चोर • (cor)
Etymology 3Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
चोर • (cora)
- mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of चोर्नु (cornu)
Related termsEdit
- चोर्नु (cornu)
ReferencesEdit
- “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 GujaratiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Either borrowed from Sanskrit चोर (cora) or from through Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘓𑘻𑘨 (cora).
NounEdit
चोर • (cora) m
DescendantsEdit
- Gujarati: ચોર (cor)
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Alternative forms
NounEdit
चोर m
- Devanagari script form of cora
SanskritEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Alternative scripts
- ᬘᭀᬭ (Balinese script)
- চোৰ (Assamese script)
- চোর (Bengali script)
- 𑰓𑰺𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌚𑍋𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ચોર (Gujarati script)
- ਚੋਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦕꦺꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
- ចោរ (Khmer script)
- ಚೋರ (Kannada script)
- ໂຈຣ (Lao script)
- ചോര (Malayalam script)
- 𑘓𑘻𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢋᠣᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᢜᠣᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- စောရ (Burmese script)
- 𑦳𑧜𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐔𑑀𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଚୋର (Oriya script)
- ꢗꣂꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆖𑆾𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖓𑖺𑖨 (Siddham script)
- චෝර (Sinhalese script)
- చోర (Telugu script)
- โจร (Thai script)
- ཙོ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒔𑒼𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
EtymologyEdit
From the root चुर् (cur, “to steal, rob”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
चोर • (corá) m
DeclensionEdit
| Masculine a-stem declension of चोर (corá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | चोरः coráḥ |
चोरौ coraú |
चोराः / चोरासः¹ corā́ḥ / corā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | चोर córa |
चोरौ córau |
चोराः / चोरासः¹ córāḥ / córāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | चोरम् corám |
चोरौ coraú |
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 |
| ||
Related termsEdit
- चौर (caura, “thief”)
- चोरी (corī, “female thief”)
- चित्तचोर (cittacora, “a metaphorical epithet of the deity Krishna”, literally “thief of the mind”)
DescendantsEdit
- 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)
- ⇒ Telugu: చోరుడు (cōruḍu)
- → Thai: โจร (joon)
ReferencesEdit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press