asur

noun — 3 senses

Asur

nounalso spelled Asur

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

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Hindi असुर (asur).

Hinduism, India, Alternative Alternative spelling of Asura.

India, Derogatory An evil person, a malevolent being.

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).2021, Snigdhenu Bhattacharya, The Wire:

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