ప్రేతము

See also: ప్రతిమ

Telugu

Alternative forms

ప్రేతం (prētaṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रेत (preta) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

ప్రేతము • (prētamu) ? (plural ప్రేతములు)

A ghost, spirit, shade.
The spirit before the obsequial rites are performed.
A corpse.
A soul that is thrown into hell.

References

"ప్రేతము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 850

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