Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रेत (preta). Cognate to Dhivehi ފުރޭތަ (furēta). Doublet of පේ ()

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /preː.ta/, [preː.tə]
  • Hyphenation: ප්රේ‧ත

Noun

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ප්රේත (prēta)

  1. ghost