preta
[ prey-tuh ]
nounHindu Mythology.
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
Origin of preta
1First recorded in 1810–15; from Sanskrit: literally, “gone forth, gone before, dead,” equivalent to prefix pra- “forth” + participle ita- “gone”
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How to use preta in a sentence
Pretas, or ghosts, recently inhabitants of earth, and ever consumed with hunger and thirst; 6.
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