భూతము

Telugu

Etymology

Sanskrit भूत (bhūta) + -ము (-mu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱuːt̪amu/

Noun

భూతము • (bhūtamu) n (plural భూతములు)

1. A ghost, a demon, a powerless sprite supposed to haunt a cemetery, being the spirit of a bad man
2. living being
3. essence, element
4. universal nature

Adjective

భూతము • (bhūtamu)

1. past, elapsed
2. (in composition) equal

References

• "భూతము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 932