चोरइ

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Apabhramsa

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit चोरयति (corayati).

Verb

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चोरइ (coraï) (transitive)

  1. to steal, rob
    • c. 1020, Vir, Jambu-Sami-Chariu 9.15.4-5:
      करमि अकम्मु सिट्ठ-जण-दूसिउ मंदिरु तं न जं न मइँ मूसिउ ।
      तेरउ एक्क नवर न निहेलणु चोरमि अज्जु तं पि पेरिउ मणु ।
      karami akammu siṭṭha-jaṇa-dūsiu maṃdiru taṃ na jaṃ na maïm̐ mūsiu.
      teraü ekka navara na nihelaṇu corami ajju taṃ pi periu maṇu.
      I commit misdeeds that are condemned by civilised people. There is no house that I have not looted from.
      In fact, your house is the only one that I have not looted yet, so I am tempted to rob it today.

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