भूत-प्रेत bhūt-prēt

भूत bhūta bhu:t (a) past; bygone; (nm) a ghost; an evil spirit; matter; one of the five elements (पृथ्वी-the earth, जल-the water; वायु-the air, पावक-the fire, and आकाश -the ether); any animate or inanimate object of creation; the past tense (also~काल); a suffix which means 'become' 'turned' or 'rendered' (as घनीभूत, पुंजीभूत). -प्रेत evil spirits, ghosts.

प्रेत prēta pret (nm) a ghost, goblin, lemures; an evil spirit; a frightful person; -कर्म post-mortem rites performed for the deliverance of the deceased; ~लोक the world of the dead; ~विद्या necromancy; ~सिद्धि necromancy.