Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preta

/ˈpɹeɪtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ta
IPA: /ˈpɹeɪtə/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Inflected Forms

pretas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce preta?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹeɪtə/.
What does preta mean?: A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)
Where does preta come from?: From Sanskrit प्रेत (preta).

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