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  • As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words.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.
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