بيترا baitarā S̱. (from वायु Wind, and r. तृ Cross) s. f. Dry ginger.

بيترني baitarnī S (वैतरणी) s. f. 1. A river, according to the Hindūs, which is to be crossed by the dead on their way into the world of spirits, like the Styx of the ancients. 2. A river in Orissa.