चोर
Braj
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (cora). Compare Romani chor.
Noun
editचोर (cor) m
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá). Compare Romani chor.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editचोर • (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
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | चोर cor |
चोर cor |
oblique | चोर cor |
चोरों corõ |
vocative | चोर cor |
चोरो coro |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- 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
editEtymology
editInherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editचोर • (ċōr) m (Latin script chor, Kannada script ಚೋರ)
Declension
editDeclension of चोर | ||
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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 | ||||
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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
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
editEtymology
editInherited 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
editNoun
editचोर • (cor) m
- thief
- तोच चोर आहे.
- toc cor āhe.
- He is the thief.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चोर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- 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 [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चोर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editचोर • (cor) m
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editचोर • (cor)
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editVerb
editचोर • (cora)
- mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of चोर्नु (cornu)
Related terms
edit- चोर्नु (cornu)
References
edit- “चोर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “चोर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Old Gujarati
editEtymology
editEither borrowed from Sanskrit चोर (cora) or from through Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘓𑘻𑘨 (cora).
Noun
editचोर • (cora) m
Descendants
edit- Gujarati: ચોર (cor)
Pali
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editचोर m
- Devanagari script form of cora
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
edit- 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
editProbably 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
editNoun
editचोर • (corá) stem, m
Declension
editsingular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | चोरः (coráḥ) | चोरौ (coraú) चोरा¹ (corā́¹) |
चोराः (corā́ḥ) चोरासः¹ (corā́saḥ¹) |
accusative | चोरम् (corám) | चोरौ (coraú) चोरा¹ (corā́¹) |
चोरान् (corā́n) |
instrumental | चोरेण (coréṇa) | चोराभ्याम् (corā́bhyām) | चोरैः (coraíḥ) चोरेभिः¹ (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) |
vocative | चोर (córa) | चोरौ (córau) चोरा¹ (córā¹) |
चोराः (córāḥ) चोरासः¹ (córāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Related terms
edit- चौर (caura, “thief”)
- चोरी (corī, “female thief”)
- चित्तचोर (cittacora, “a metaphorical epithet of the deity Krishna”, literally “thief of the mind”)
Descendants
edit- 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
edit- 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][2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 552
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][3] (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
- Braj terms derived from Sanskrit
- Braj terms derived from the Sanskrit root चुर्
- Braj terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Braj terms derived from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Braj terms inherited from Sanskrit
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- Braj nouns
- Braj masculine nouns
- bra:Crime
- bra:People
- Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms derived from the Sanskrit root चुर्
- Hindi terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit
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- Hindi derogatory terms
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- hi:Crime
- hi:People
- Konkani terms derived from Sanskrit
- Konkani terms derived from the Sanskrit root चुर्
- Konkani terms inherited from Maharastri Prakrit
- Konkani terms derived from Maharastri Prakrit
- Konkani terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Konkani terms with IPA pronunciation
- Konkani lemmas
- Konkani nouns
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- kok:Crime
- kok:People
- Marathi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Marathi terms derived from the Sanskrit root चुर्
- Marathi terms inherited from Old Marathi
- Marathi terms derived from Old Marathi
- Marathi terms inherited from Maharastri Prakrit
- Marathi terms derived from Maharastri Prakrit
- Marathi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Marathi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Marathi lemmas
- Marathi nouns
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- mr:Crime
- mr:People
- Nepali terms with IPA pronunciation
- Nepali lemmas
- Nepali nouns
- Nepali masculine nouns
- Nepali adjectives
- Nepali non-lemma forms
- Nepali verb forms
- ne:Crime
- ne:People
- Old Gujarati terms derived from Sanskrit
- Old Gujarati terms derived from the Sanskrit root चुर्
- Old Gujarati terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Old Gujarati terms derived from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Old Gujarati lemmas
- Old Gujarati nouns
- Old Gujarati masculine nouns
- inc-ogu:Crime
- inc-ogu:People
- Pali lemmas
- Pali nouns
- Pali nouns in Devanagari script
- Pali masculine nouns
- Sanskrit terms borrowed from Dravidian languages
- Sanskrit terms derived from Dravidian languages
- Sanskrit terms borrowed from Austroasiatic languages
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- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit nouns
- Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script
- Sanskrit masculine nouns
- Sanskrit a-stem nouns