Etymology

preta

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Today it means: A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated) Full definition →

Sanskrit प्रेत
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromप्रेत
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From Sanskrit प्रेत (preta).

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