Meanings
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dead person; dead creature; the dead(formal)wiktionary
preta (a type of supernatural creature born to undergo punishments or sufferings as a result of the sinful deeds committed in a previous life)(Hinduism)wiktionary
(ผี~) preta (a type of ghost believed to have a very tall and thin body, the mouth as small as the hole of a needle, the hands as large as palm leaves, and to consume blood and pus as food, as well as to scream at night)wiktionary
very tall person(derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar)wiktionary
annoying, disturbing, or bothersome person; troublemaker(derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar)wiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesเปรตคือผีที่หิวโหยและทรมาน
Pret are ghosts that are hungry and suffering.
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บางความเชื่อบอกว่า คนที่ทำบาปตอนมีชีวิตจะกลายเป็นเปรต
One belief says that those who sinned in life become pret.
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Built from
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रेत (preta, “dead body; dead person; ghost; etc”, literally “one who has gone; one who has departed; one who has passed away”). Cognate with English preta; Lao ເຜດ (phēt); Old Khmer preta; Modern Khmer ប្រេត (praet). Cognate also with Pali peta, whence Thai เปต (bpèet).