Pretabhumi, Prētabhūmi, Pretabhūmi, Preta-bhumi: 5 definitions
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Pretabhumi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprētabhūmi (प्रेतभूमि).—f (S) prētavana n (S) A burning or burial ground for the dead.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishprētabhūmi (प्रेतभूमि).—f prētavana n A burning or burial ground for the dead.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPretabhūmi (प्रेतभूमि).—f. a cemetery.
Derivable forms: pretabhūmiḥ (प्रेतभूमिः).
Pretabhūmi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms preta and bhūmi (भूमि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretabhūmi (प्रेतभूमि):—[=preta-bhūmi] [from preta > pre] f. ‘place of the d°’, a burning-ground, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrētabhūmi (ಪ್ರೇತಭೂಮಿ):—[noun] a funeral ground.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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