asura
See also: Asura and asurą
English
Noun
asura (plural asuras)
- Alternative spelling of Asura.
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
asura
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Noun
asura m
- a class of malevolent beings, often described as demons, as opposed to the devas
Declension
Declension table of "asura" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | asuro | asurā |
| Accusative (second) | asuraṃ | asure |
| Instrumental (third) | asurena | asurehi or asurebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | asurassa or asurāya or asuratthaṃ | asurānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | asurasmā or asuramhā or asurā | asurehi or asurebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | asurassa | asurānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | asurasmiṃ or asuramhi or asure | asuresu |
| Vocative (calling) | asura | asurā |
Synonyms
- pubbadeva
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit असुर (asura).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Syllabification: a‧su‧ra
Noun
asura m pers
- (Hinduism) Asura (one of the power-seeking deities involved in constant conflict with the more benevolent devas)
- Coordinate term: dewa
- (Hindu mythology) Asura (personified force of evil)
Declension
Declension of asura
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | asura | asurowie |
| genitive | asury | asurów |
| dative | asurze | asurom |
| accusative | asurę | asurów |
| instrumental | asurą | asurami |
| locative | asurze | asurach |
| vocative | asuro | asurowie |
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
asura m pl (plural only)
Declension
| plural only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | asura | asurai |
| genitive-dative | asura | asuralor |
| vocative | asuralor | |
References
- asura in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN