[Skt.] n. A ghost, spirit, shade. The spirit before the obsequial rites are performed. okavidhamaina bhutamu. A corpse, pinugu. A soul that is thrown into hell. narakasthitaprani. pretakarmamulu preta-karmamulu. n. Funeral or obsequial rites. dinavaramulu. pretatvamu pretatvamu. n. Ghostliness, the state of being a ghost. pretapuri or pretapuramu preta-puri. n. Hell, the land of ghosts….