Cur, Cūr: 9 definitions

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1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Cur means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chur.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cur (चुर्).—1 U. (corayati-te, corita)

1) To rob, steal; Manusmṛti 8.333; V.3.17.

2) (Fig.) To bear, have, possess, take, assume; अचूचुरच्चन्द्रमसोऽभिरामताम् (acūcuraccandramaso'bhirāmatām) Śiśupālavadha 1.16.

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Cūr (चूर्).—4 Ā. (cūryate) To burn.

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

Cur (चुर्).—[cura] r. 10th cl. (corayati-te) To steal, to rob: according to some it is also r. 1st cl. (corati) This root gives its name to the 10th class, which is thence called curādiḥ (ī) curī r. 4th cl. (cūryate) To burn.

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Cūr (चूर्).—[(i) cūrī] r. 1st. cl. (cūryate) To burn. E. divā-ātma-saka-seṭ .

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

Cur (चुर्).—. i. 10, coraya, † i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To steal, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 333. 2. To steal from, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 11146.

— Cf. cora.

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Cūr (चूर्).—i. 4, [Ātmanepada.] To burn.

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

Cur (चुर्).—corayati corayate steal, rob.

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Cūr (चूर्).—cūrayati steal.

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

1) Cur (चुर्):—[class] 10. corayati (rarely te, [Mahābhārata xiii, 5508; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa xv, 23]; [Aorist] acūcurat, [Śiśupāla-vadha i, 16]; [class] 1. corati, [Vopadeva xvii, 1]),

—to steal, [Manu-smṛti viii, 333; Mahābhārata] etc.;

—to rob any one ([accusative]), [Harivaṃśa 11146];

—to cause to disappear, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension [Introduction] 3/4] (1. sg. cūrayāmi).

2) Cūr (चूर्):—[class] 4. ryate, to burn, [Dhātupāṭha xxvi, 49];—for [class] 10. rayati See √cur.

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

1) Cur (चुर्):—(ka) corayati 10. a. To steal. (ī, ya, ṅa) cūryyate 4. d. To burn.

2) Cūr (चूर्):—(ya, ī) cūryyati 4. a. To burn.

[Sanskrit to German]

Cur in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cūr (ಚೂರ್):—[verb] to become sharpened, honed.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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