A Tu La

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• A-tu-la

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 阿修羅, from Chinese 阿修羅 / 阿修罗 (āxiūluó), from Sanskrit असुर (asura).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ tu˧˧ laː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ tʊw˧˧ laː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ tʊw˧˧ laː˧˧]

Noun

A Tu La

1. Asura

Usage notes

• As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words. The hyphenated spelling is also used rather inconsistently even in Buddhist sources.