Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: asur
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small Austroasiatic ethnic group living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

name

Synonym of Asuri (“the language of these people”).

noun

Alternative spelling of Asura.

Indian usage

noun

An evil person, a malevolent being.

Indian usage; Derogatory

adj

Alternative spelling of assur.

noun

Obsolete spelling of azure.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"This use of the word to portray the Bengal chief minister as the biggest challenger to the country’s two most powerful men, and especially their depiction as an asur or demon, did not go down well with supporters of the country’s ruling force, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)."
"Sable, goulis, asur, vert, perpure […]"
"... asur a griffin passant […]"
"94. RYSELEY OF [ ] beryth to his crest […] a wreeth silver and asur manteled asur[…]"
"Thomas Wall's book of crests of 1530 records that 'Trevylion of Devon beryth to his crest two armes asur the handes silver holdyng a pellet on the[…]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi असुर (asur).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: אָסוּר

Usage

Inflected Forms

asurs (plural)

Synonyms

Asuri

Questions

What does asur mean?: A small Austroasiatic ethnic group living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Where does asur come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce asur

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