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Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali asurakāya (literally “body of asuras; assemblage of asuras”), from asura (“asura”) + kāya (“body”); equivalent to Thai อสุร + กาย (gaai). Cognate with Khmer អសុរកាយ (ʼɑɑsokaay).
Pronunciation
Noun
อสุรกาย • (à-sù-rá-gaai)
- (Hinduism) asura.
- (Buddhism) a class of malevolent creatures born in the realm of Apāya.
- (loosely or figuratively) monster; monstrosity.