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petassa

peta

masc dat sg of peta (pp); nt dat sg of peta (pp); masc gen sg of peta (pp); nt gen sg of peta (pp); …

1. departed; deceased; dead; lit. gone forward
2. departed; deceased; dead; lit. gone forward
3. afflicted spirit, hungry ghost; lit. gone forward

Etymology. pa + e + ta; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit preta [pre]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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