asura

See also: Asura and asurą

English

Noun

asura (plural asuras)

1. Alternative spelling of Asura

Anagrams

• Sarua, auras

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 or ဢသုရ (Burmese script)
• อสุร or อะสุระ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩈᩩᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ອສຸຣ or ອະສຸຣະ (Lao script)
• អសុរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄥𑄪𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit असुर (asura).

Noun

asura m

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

Declension

Declension table of "asura" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	asuro	asurā
Accusative (second)	asuraṃ	asure
Instrumental (third)	asurena	asurehi or asurebhi
Dative (fourth)	asurassa or asurāya or asuratthaṃ	asurānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	asurasmā or asuramhā or asurā	asurehi or asurebhi
Genitive (sixth)	asurassa	asurānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	asurasmiṃ or asuramhi or asure	asuresu
Vocative (calling)	asura	asurā

Synonyms

• pubbadeva

Polish

asura

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit असुर (asura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: a‧su‧ra

Noun

asura m pers

1. (Hinduism) Asura (one of the power-seeking deities involved in constant conflict with the more benevolent devas)

   Coordinate term: dewa

2. (Hindu mythology) Asura (personified force of evil)

Declension

Declension of asura

	singular	plural
nominative	asura	asurowie
genitive	asury	asurów
dative	asurze	asurom
accusative	asurę	asurów
instrumental	asurą	asurami
locative	asurze	asurach
vocative	asuro	asurowie

Further reading

• asura in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• asura in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French asura.

Noun

asura m pl (plural only)

1. Asura

Declension

declension of asura (plural only)

	plural
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(niște) asura	asurai
genitive/dative	(unor) asura	asuralor
vocative	asuralor

References

• asura in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN