Sanskrit भूत, from the root bhu “being, to be, or become”. Thus, one of the many meanings of bhūta is “being”, related to spirit – it can also mean any of the following:

‘ghost;’ e.g., ‘this person is obsessed by a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More being;’

the contrary thing; e.g., ‘he says, what is bhūta;’

sometimes it is used in the sense of the past,—e g., ‘this verb denotes the bhūta;’

particular deities,—e.g., ‘offering to the bhūtas;’

all conscious beings,—e.g., ‘one should not kill bhūtas;’

approach,— ‘our Moon is bhūta, become, large;’

similitude,—e.g., ‘this is kāvya—bhūta, as if it were a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More poem;’

coming into existence,—e.g., ‘Devadatta’s son is bhūta, born.