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อสูร

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See also: อิสร

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Asura sculpture at Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Asura in Japanese art

From Sanskrit असुर (asura, asura).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอสูร
ɒ s ū r
Phonemic
อะ-สูน
ɒ a – s ū n
RomanizationPaiboonà-sǔun
Royal Institutea-sun
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔa˨˩.suːn˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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อสูร (à-sǔun)

  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) asura; māra; rākṣasa; yakṣa.
  2. (mythology) malevolent or dangerous and fearsome creature: demon, devil, monster, etc.
  3. (figurative) brutal, fearsome, or hideous person.

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