corā

cora

masc nom pl of cora (noun); masc instr sg of cora (noun); masc abl sg of cora (noun); masc voc sg of cora (noun); …

thief; robber

Built from

cora — root · thief, robber
Agent noun from the root √car 'to move, steal'. The thief is one who moves stealthily and illicitly. Related to Sanskrit carati and Greek keirein through the PIE root *ker-.

Etymology. From Indo-European *ker- 'to steal, rob' (Sanskrit carati 'steals', Greek keirein 'to shear, rob', Latin cerritus 'wandering, going astray'). The agent noun cora denotes one who moves illicitly, taking what is not given.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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