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

  bhuta-preta—ghosts    Antya 18.57
  bhuta-preta-jnane—by thinking to be a ghost    Antya 18.66
  bhuta-preta-pisacanam—of the bhutas (ghosts), pretas and pisacas    SB 4.5.25
  preta-bandhunam—of the friends of a dead man    SB 7.2.27
  preta-bandhunam—of the friends and relatives of the dead King    SB 7.2.36
  preta-krtyani—the ritualistic ceremony performed after death    SB 7.10.22
  preta-samstha—funeral ceremonies    SB 7.14.26
  preta-avasesu—at the burning places of dead bodies    SB 4.2.14-15
  yaksa-raksah-pisaca-preta-bhuta-gananam—of Yaksas, Raksasas, Pisacas, ghosts and so on    SB 5.24.5