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preta meaning in Myanmar

ပြိတ္တာ pritta

/ˈpɹeɪtə/

preta in Myanmar: ပြိတ္တာ (pritta). In English, preta means a hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated).

Myanmar words for preta

a hungry ghost from Buddhist folklore
ပြိတ္တာ pritta

English meaning of preta

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

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Questions about preta in Myanmar

What is the meaning of preta in Myanmar?
Preta in Myanmar is ပြိတ္တာ (pritta).
preta ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Preta: ပြိတ္တာ (pritta).
What does preta mean in English?
Preta means a hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated).

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