𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit चौर्य (caurya). Related to 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora).

Alternative forms

• 𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀺𑀅 (coria)

Noun

𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (cŏjja) n (Devanagari चोज्ज)

1. theft, thievery

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit चोद्य (codya).

Adjective

𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (cŏjja) (Devanagari चोज्ज, Kannada ಚೊಜ್ಜ) (Maharastri)

1. to be sent; to be impelled

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄 (cŏjjo)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)
Accusative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀁 (cŏjjaṃ)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂 (cŏjje) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)
Instrumental	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡 (cŏjjeṇa) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀁 (cŏjjeṇaṃ)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀳𑀺 (cŏjjehi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (cŏjjehiṃ)
Dative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀅 (cŏjjāa)	—
Ablative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀑 (cŏjjāo) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀉 (cŏjjāu) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀺 (cŏjjāhi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (cŏjjāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀲𑁆𑀲 (cŏjjassa)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀡 (cŏjjāṇa) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀁 (cŏjjāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (cŏjjammi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂 (cŏjje)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀲𑀼 (cŏjjesu) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (cŏjjesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (cŏjja) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀑 (cŏjjāo) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀉 (cŏjjāu) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)
Accusative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀁 (cŏjjaṃ)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀑 (cŏjjāo) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀉 (cŏjjāu) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)
Instrumental	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀏 (cŏjjāe) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇 (cŏjjāi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀅 (cŏjjāa)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀺 (cŏjjāhi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (cŏjjāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀑 (cŏjjāo) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀉 (cŏjjāu)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (cŏjjāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀏 (cŏjjāe) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇 (cŏjjāi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀅 (cŏjjāa)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀡 (cŏjjāṇa) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀁 (cŏjjāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀏 (cŏjjāe) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇 (cŏjjāi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀅 (cŏjjāa)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀲𑀼 (cŏjjāsu) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (cŏjjāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂 (cŏjje) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀑 (cŏjjāo) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀉 (cŏjjāu) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀁 (cŏjjaṃ)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇𑀁 (cŏjjāiṃ) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇 (cŏjjāi)
Accusative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀁 (cŏjjaṃ)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇𑀁 (cŏjjāiṃ) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇 (cŏjjāi)
Instrumental	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡 (cŏjjeṇa) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀁 (cŏjjeṇaṃ)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀳𑀺 (cŏjjehi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (cŏjjehiṃ)
Dative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀅 (cŏjjāa)	—
Ablative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀑 (cŏjjāo) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀉 (cŏjjāu) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀺 (cŏjjāhi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (cŏjjāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀲𑁆𑀲 (cŏjjassa)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀡 (cŏjjāṇa) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀁 (cŏjjāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (cŏjjammi) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂 (cŏjje)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀲𑀼 (cŏjjesu) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (cŏjjesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (cŏjja) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (cŏjjā)	𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇𑀁 (cŏjjāiṃ) or 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇 (cŏjjāi)

Noun

𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (cŏjja) n (Devanagari चोज्ज)

1. question

   Synonyms: 𑀅𑀡𑀼𑀑𑀅 (aṇuoa), 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀳 (paṇha), 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (pucchā)

2. astonishment, surprise, wonder

   Synonyms: 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬 (vimhaya), 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀭𑀺𑀅 (accaria), 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀼𑀬 (abbhuya), 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (citta), 𑀘𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (camakkāra)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “चोज्ज”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 332.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cojja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 269