asura

See also: Asura and asurą

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 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 \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)asuroasurā
Accusative (second)asuraṃasure
Instrumental (third)asurenaasurehi or asurebhi
Dative (fourth)asurassa or asurāya or asuratthaṃasurānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)asurasmā or asuramhā or asurāasurehi or asurebhi
Genitive (sixth)asurassaasurānaṃ
Locative (seventh)asurasmiṃ or asuramhi or asureasuresu
Vocative (calling)asuraasurā

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
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