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From Sanskrit भूत (bhūta, “been”), past participle of भवति (bhavati, “to be”).
ਭੂਤ • (bhūt) m
- past
- ghost, spirit, demon, wraith, apparition, goblin, spectre, fiend, revenant
- ਭੂਤਕਾਲ m (bhūtkāl, “past tense”)
- “ਭੂਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024