चोर

See also: चोरी, चार, चारु, चर्, चौर, चुर्, and चरा

Braj

Etymology

From Sanskrit चोर (cora). Compare Romani chor.

Noun

चोर (cor) m

1. thief

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Hindi

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit चोर (cora). Compare Romani chor.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoːɾ/

Noun

चोर • (cor) m (Urdu spelling چور)

1. thief, robber, burglar

   (deprecated template usage) मन का चोर ― man kā cor ― lover (literally, “thief of the heart”)

2. (figuratively, derogatory) a dishonest merchant; a stinge

Related terms

• चोरी (corī)

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Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit चोर (cora).

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)

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Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चोर (cora).

Noun

चोर • (ċor) m

1. thief

Related terms

• चोरी (corī)

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Old Gujarati

Etymology

Either borrowed from Sanskrit चोर (cora) or from through .

Noun

चोर • (cora) m

1. thief

Descendants

• Gujarati: ચોર (cor)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐw.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕoː.ɾɐ/

Noun

चोर • (corá) stem, m

1. thief, robber

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चोर (corá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चोरः coráḥ	चोरौ / चोरा¹ coraú / corā́¹	चोराः / चोरासः¹ corā́ḥ / corā́saḥ¹
Vocative	चोर córa	चोरौ / चोरा¹ córau / córā¹	चोराः / चोरासः¹ córāḥ / córāsaḥ¹
Accusative	चोरम् corám	चोरौ / चोरा¹ coraú / corā́¹	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

Related terms

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

Descendants

• • Assamese: চোৰ (sür)
  • Bengali: চোর (cōr)
  • Rohingya: sur
• • Konkani: चोर (tsōr)
  • Marathi: चोर (ċor)
• Pali: cora
• • Hindi: चोर (cor)
  • Old Gujarati: चोर (cora)
    • Gujarati: ચોર (cor)
  • Romani: chor
• → Kannada: ಚೋರ (cōra)