a body from which the soul has departed; a dead body.

the disembodied spirit of a dead person, supposed to be roaming around, which sometime is believed to possess people; a ghost.

a deified soul of one's parent or ancestor.

no longer living; having died; dead.

departed; gone away; bygone.

the body of a person who has died; corpse.

a person who has died.

a supernatural being, esp. one thought of as haunting or possessing a person, house, etc., as a ghost or as inhabiting a certain region; a spirit.

= ಪರತ.

= ಪರದೆ.

a woman belonging to the merchantś caste.

the wife of a merchant.

= ಪರದೆ.

a set of hanging drapery for concealing all or part of the stage or set from the view of the audience; a curtain.

a specially prepared, light-reflecting surface on which motion pictures, slides, etc., may be projected; a screen.

a net hung over a bed to keep mosquitoes off.

(collectively) painted screens, backdrops, hangings, etc., used on the stage to represent places and surroundings in a play; scenery.

a piece of light fabric, as of net or gauze, worn, by women, over the face; a veil.

the skin of a tamarind seed.

a broad, circular plate having a slightly raised rim around.

= ಪರಾತ.