Alternative spellings of this word include Chhur.

Ambiguity: Although Chur has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cur. It further has the optional forms Chūr.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Chur (छुर्).—I. 1 P. (chorati, churita)

1) To cut, divide.

2) To engrave. -II. 6 P. (churati, churita)

1) To cover, smear, daub, inlay, coat, envelop.

2) To intermix. -Caus. (chorayati, churayati)

1) To inlay, set with mosaic ornaments.

2) To overspread.

3) To besmear; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.3.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chur (छुर्).—[chura] r. 1st and 6th cls. (chorati churati) To cut. bhvā0 para0 saka0 seṭ . tadā0 kuṭādi0 para0 seṭ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chur (छुर्).— (a form of kṣur), To cut. [Causal.] choraya and churaya, To inlay with, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 24, 1.

— With the prep. ā ā, [Causal.] To scratch, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 17, 33.

— With vi vi, [Causal.] 1. To inlay with, [Kumārasaṃbhava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 56. 2. To paint, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 136. 3. To cover, [Caurapañcāśikā] 12.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chur (छुर्).—churayati (chorayati), [participle] churita bestrew, beset, inlay.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chur (छुर्):—[class] 6. rati (cf. [Pāṇini 8-2, 79]) to cut off, cut, incise, etch, [Dhātupāṭha xxviii, 79] :—[Causal] churayati ;

—to strew or sprinkle with ([instrumental case]), [Kādambarī v, 221; Mālatīmādhava ix, 30; Kathāsaritsāgara xxiv, 1]:—[Causal] chor, to abandon, throw away, [Lalita-vistara xv, 447; Divyāvadāna; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha xi, 100.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chur (छुर्):—(śa, au) churati 6. a. To cut.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Chur (छुर्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Chura.

[Sanskrit to German]

Chur in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Chur in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) filings, powder; (a) pulverized; steeped in (as [nashe mem]—); crushed; exhausted; besotted; -[cura karana] to pulverize; to crush thoroughly; to break into atoms..—chur (चूर) is alternatively transliterated as Cūra.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+375): Chura, Chura-ghar, Churachi, Churachura, Churahar, Churahattha, Churaimullu, Chural, Churam, Churamba, Churan, Churana, Churanhar, Churano, Churavaji, Churaykka, Churchu, Churchu daru, Churei, Churel.

Ends with (+6): Achur, Acur, Akkiccur, Amchur, Balchur, Brechur, Buchchur, Buchur, Chaknachur, Harchur, Ichur, Kacur, Kapurkachur, Karccur, Machur, Nar kachur, Nar-kachur, Narkachur, Patharchur, Pathurchur.

Full-text: Chura, Chorana, Churita, Churana, Kshur, Acchurita, Vicchurana, Cholanga, Dashtika, Achur, Avacchurita, Vichur, Churika, Khur, Chorita, Churi, Dashta, Cura, Kilata, Curi.

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