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vetala

vetala noun: a vampire-like being in Hindu mythology that inhabits corpses.

Noun

vetala (plural vetalas)

  1. A vampire-like being in Hindu mythology that inhabits corpses.

vetala meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Sanskrit

vetala in Hindi

vampire-like creature
बेताल betāl

vetala in Tamil

vampire-like creature
வேதாளம் vētāḷam

vetala in Sanskrit

vampire-like creature
वेताल vetāla

Forms of vetala

pluralvetalas

Origin of vetala

From Sanskrit वेताल (vetāla, “vampire, spirit, goblin”).

Questions about vetala

What does vetala mean?
Vetala means a vampire-like being in Hindu mythology that inhabits corpses.
What is vetala in Hindi?
Vetala in Hindi is बेताल (betāl). See Vetala meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is vetala?
Vetala is a noun.
What is the plural of vetala?
The plural of vetala is vetalas.

Words near vetala in the dictionary

  1. Veszprém
  2. vet
  3. Vet.
  4. Vet. App.
  5. veta
  6. vetala
  7. vetalas
  8. vetative
  9. vetatives
  10. vetch
  11. vetches

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