preta

[ prey-tuh ]

noun

, Hindu Mythology.

1. a wandering or disturbed ghost.

Word History and Origins

Origin of preta¹

First recorded in 1810–15; from Sanskrit: literally, “gone forth, gone before, dead,” equivalent to prefix pra- “forth” + participle ita- “gone”

Example Sentences

Vi ĉiam pagas tro multe, you always pay too much.Mi estas ĉiam preta por helpi vin, I am always ready to help you.

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Li pensis en si "Iu plendonto nun trovos ĝin preta por esti uzata."

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Art thou a Preta, or a goblin, or the embodied Devil, or a Ptana?

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These “regulars” were to be supported by the guerra preta, or empacaceiros.

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The soul is supposed to remain separated from the Manes for a time as a preta or “ghost.”

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