អសុរ

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit असुर (asura).

Pronunciation
Orthographic អសុរ
ʾsur
Phonemic អៈ-សុល / អៈ-សុរ / អៈ-សុ-រ៉ៈ-
ʾ`-sul / ʾ`-sur / ʾ`-su-r″`-
WT romanisation ʾaʾsol, ʾaʾsoʾ, ʾaʾsoraʾ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaʔ.ˈsol/ ~ /ʔaʔ.ˈsoʔ/ ~ /ʔaʔ.so.raʔ./

Noun

អសុរ • (ʾaʾsol)

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