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corato

cora

masc abl sg of cora (noun); masc abl pl of cora (noun)

  1. thief; robber

Etymology. From Indo-European *ker- 'to steal, rob' (related to Sanskrit carati 'moves about stealthily', Greek keirein 'to shear, rob'). The root sense is motion—a thief moves furtively, taking what is not his. No clear Pali prefix attaches; the word is primary.

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

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