English Explanatory Dictionary

vetala

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vampire-like being in Hindu mythology that inhabits corpses.

Word forms

vetala vetalas

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेताल (vetāla, “vampire, spirit, goblin”).

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