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preta

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹeɪtə/

The English word “preta” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रेत (preta).

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