អសុរ

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Khmer

Etymology

From Pali asura or Sanskrit असुर (asura).

Pronunciation

Orthographic អសុរ
ʼsur
Phonemic អៈ-សុល / អៈ-សុរ / អៈ-សុ-រ៉ៈ-
ʼ`-sul / ʼ`-sur / ʼ`-su-r″`-
WT romanisation ʼaʼsol, ʼaʼsoʼ, ʼaʼsoraʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaʔ.ˈsol/ ~ /ʔaʔ.ˈsoʔ/ ~ /ʔaʔ.so.raʔ./

Noun

អសុរ (ʼaʼsol)

  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.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

អសុរ m

  1. Khmer script form of asura