ćor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cor"

Romani

Alternative forms

• chor (Anglicized)
• čor (Pan-Vlax)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 (cora), from Sanskrit चोर (cora). Cognate with Hindi चोर (cor).

Noun

ćor m (nominative plural ćora)

1. (International Standard) thief

Descendants

• Caló: choro
  • → Spanish: choro
• Traveller Norwegian: kjår
• → Hungarian: csór

References

• Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎^[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كور (kör), from Persian کور (kur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕôr/

Adjective

ćȍr (Cyrillic spelling ћо̏р) (indeclinable)

1. blind (in both eyes)
2. blind in one eye

Further reading

• “ćor” in Hrvatski jezični portal