អសុរ

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.