Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“thief”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a deity name
Name 270 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“thief”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
चोरना
synonym of चुराना (curānā, “to steal”)
Śabdasāgara also records: चोरपुष्पी । शंखाहुली
Platts (p. 450) also records: (prov.) = ćūrā, ćūṛā, and ćauṛā, qq.v
Cited formation "चोरा" is चोर + -आ: चोर means "thief, robber, burglar", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "चोरा" is चोरना + -आ: चोरना means "synonym of चुराना (curānā, “to steal”)", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "चोरा" is चोर + -आ: चोर means "thief, robber, burglar", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a plagiarist — feminine form of cora
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "corā" is the feminine form of "cora" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
corā (ā), f. = -puṣpī, L.
cora m. (gaṇas pacādi, brāhmaṇādi, manojñādi, pāraskarādi) = caura, a thief, TĀr. x, 64; MBh. v, 7834
a plagiarist
Alternative readings
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