Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेतभूमि (pretabhūmi). By surface analysis, 𑀧𑁂𑀅 (pea, “ghost, *dead”) + 𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (bhūmi, “land, ground”).
𑀧𑁂𑀅𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (peabhūmi) f (Devanagari पेअभूमि)
- crematorium
- Synonym: 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa)
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “पेअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 613.