𑀧𑁂𑀅

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Prakrit[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेत (preta). Cognate with Pali peta.

Noun[edit]

𑀧𑁂𑀅 (peam (Devanagari पेअ)

  1. a ghost

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेयस् (preyas), comparative of प्रिय (priya, beloved, dear).

Adjective[edit]

𑀧𑁂𑀅 (pea) (Devanagari पेअ)

  1. very dear, beloved
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “पेअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 613.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prḗta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 504