चोर

Braj

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (cora). Compare Romani chor.

Noun

चोर (cor) m

  1. thief

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá). Compare Romani chor.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃoːɾ/

Noun

चोर • (cor) m (Urdu spelling چور‎)

  1. thief, robber, burglar
    मन का चोर ― man kā cor ― lover (literally, “thief of the heart”)
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) a dishonest merchant; a stinge

Declension
Declension of चोर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चोर
cor		 चोर
cor
oblique चोर
cor		 चोरों
corõ
vocative चोर
cor		 चोरो
coro

References

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (corá), चौर (caurá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡soːɾ/

Noun

चोर • (ċōr) (Latin script chor, Kannada script ಚೋರ)

  1. thief

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
  • IPA(key): /t͡soɾ/

Noun

चोर • (cor) m

  1. thief
    तोच चोर आहे.
    toc cor āhe.
    He is the thief.

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
  • 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

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sor]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: चोर्

Noun

चोर • (cor) m

  1. thief, robber, burglar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sor]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: चोर्

Adjective

चोर • (cor)

  1. unethical, dishonest, sly

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡soɾʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: cोर्a

Verb

चोर • (cora)

  1. mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of 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

  1. thief

Descendants
  • Gujarati: ચોર (cor)

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • cora (Latin script)
  • 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • চোর (Bengali script)
  • චොර (Sinhalese script)
  • စောရ or ၸေႃရ (Burmese script)
  • โจร or โจระ (Thai script)
  • ᨧᩮᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ໂຈຣ or ໂຈຣະ (Lao script)
  • ចោរ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄌𑄮𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

चोर m

  1. Devanagari script form of cora

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
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)

Etymology

From the root चुर् (cur, “to steal, rob”).

Pronunciation

Noun

चोर • (corá) m

  1. thief, robber

Declension
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
  • ¹Vedic
  • चौर (caura, “thief”)
  • चोरी (corī, “female thief”)
  • चित्तचोर (cittacora, “a metaphorical epithet of the deity Krishna”, literally “thief of the mind”)

Descendants

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cōrá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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