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hungry ghost meaning in Myanmar

ပြိတ္တာ pritta

hungry ghost in Myanmar: ပြိတ္တာ (pritta). In English, hungry ghost means a type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume; often depicted with large belly and tiny mouth.

Myanmar words for hungry ghost

in Buddhism, a type of supernatural being
ပြိတ္တာ pritta

English meaning of hungry ghost

  1. noun A type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume; often depicted with large belly and tiny mouth.

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Questions about hungry ghost in Myanmar

What is the meaning of hungry ghost in Myanmar?
Hungry ghost in Myanmar is ပြိတ္တာ (pritta).
hungry ghost ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Hungry ghost: ပြိတ္တာ (pritta).
What does hungry ghost mean in English?
Hungry ghost means a type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume; often depicted with large belly and tiny mouth.

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