hungry ghost

English

WOTD – 30 January 2012

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Noun

hungry ghost (plural hungry ghosts)

(Buddhism, Chinese folk religion) A type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume. Often depicted with large belly and tiny mouth.

Synonyms

preta

Translations

in Buddhism, a type of supernatural being

Burmese: ပြိတ္တာ (my) (pritta)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 餓鬼／饿鬼 (zh) (èguǐ)
Finnish: nälkäinen haamu
German: Hungergeist m
Japanese: 餓鬼 (ja) (gaki)
Korean: 아귀 (ko) (agwi)
Malay: hantu lapar
Mongolian: бирд (mn) (bird)
Portuguese: espírito faminto m
Russian: преты pl (prety)
Sanskrit: प्रेत (sa) (preta)
Thai: เปรต (th) (bprèet)
Tibetan: ཡི་དྭགས (yi dwags)
Tocharian B: prete

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