bhut
or bhoot
[boot]
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noun
(in Indian mythology) a spirit or demon.
Origin of bhut
1775–85; < Hindi bhūt < Sanskrit bhūtā
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As to the ways of a bhut not even the priest at my village of Gaum could say aught.
The Three SapphiresW. A. Fraser