भुतहा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भूत (bhūta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱʊ.t̪ʰɑː/, [bʱʊ.t̪ʰäː]

Adjective

भुतहा • (bhuthā) (feminine भुतही)

1. inhabited or possessed by spirit(s); pertaining to the frightening supernatural
   1. haunted

      भुतहा महल ― bhuthā mahal ― haunted palace

   2. eerie, spooky, ghostly
   3. bewitched
   4. scary or frightening
2. fiendish, fierce; peevish

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भुतहा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press