asura

See also: Asura

English

Noun

asura (plural asuras)

  1. Alternative spelling of Asura

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

asura

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あすら
  2. Rōmaji transcription of アスラ

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀅𑀲𑀼𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • असुर (Devanagari script)
  • অসুর (Bengali script)
  • අසුර (Sinhalese script)
  • အသုရ (Burmese script)
  • อสุร (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩈᩩᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • អសុរ (Khmer script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit असुर (asura).

Noun

asura m

  1. a class of malevolent beings, often described as demons, as opposed to the devas

Synonyms
  • pubbadeva
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