How do you say “preta” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "preta" in Vietnamese?

"Preta" in Vietnamese is ma đói (preta), ngạ quỷ (preta).

“Preta” in Vietnamese is ma đói (preta), ngạ quỷ (preta).

Vietnamese words for “preta”

ma đóinoun
Hanoi [maː˧˧ ʔɗɔj˧˦] · Saigon [maː˧˧ ʔɗɔj˦˥]ma level đói rising
preta; hungry ghost
for “preta” meaning: A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)
ngạ quỷadjective
Hanoi [ŋaː˧˨ʔ kwi˧˩] · Saigon [ŋaː˨˩˨ wɪj˨˩˦]ngạ heavy quỷ dipping
preta; hungry ghost
for “preta” meaning: A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.