asura

See also: Asura

English

Noun

asura (plural asuras)

1. Alternative spelling of Asura

Anagrams

• auras

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Japanese

Romanization

asura

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

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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

Synonyms

• pubbadeva