Meaning of the Sanskrit Word: preta

  preta—ghosts    SB 6.6.17-18, Antya 3.184
  preta—dead bodies    SB 2.6.43-45
  preta—the inhabitants of Pretaloka    SB 2.10.37-40
  preta—evil spirits    SB 3.10.28-29
  preta—of the skulls of dead bodies    SB 4.2.14-15
  preta—Pretas    SB 6.8.25
  preta—of the Pretas    SB 7.4.5-7
  preta—evil hobgoblins    SB 10.6.27-29

Compound Sanskrit Words Containing: preta

  bhüta-preta—ghosts    Antya 18.57
  bhüta-preta-jïäne—by thinking to be a ghost    Antya 18.66
  bhüta-preta-piçäcänäm—of the bhütas (ghosts), pretas and piçäcas    SB 4.5.25
  preta-bandhünäm—of the friends of a dead man    SB 7.2.27
  preta-bandhünäm—of the friends and relatives of the dead King    SB 7.2.36
  preta-kåtyäni—the ritualistic ceremony performed after death    SB 7.10.22
  preta-saàsthä—funeral ceremonies    SB 7.14.26
  preta-äväseñu—at the burning places of dead bodies    SB 4.2.14-15
  yakña-rakñaù-piçäca-preta-bhüta-gaëänäm—of Yakñas, Räkñasas, Piçäcas, ghosts and so on    SB 5.24.5