भूतनी के

Hindi

Etymology

Calque of Punjabi ਭੂਤਣੀ ਦਾ (bhūtṇī dā, “idiot”, literally “[son] of a ghostess”), re-analysed as a minced oath of भोसड़ीके (bhosṛīke).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱuːt̪.niː keː/, [bʱuːt̪̚.niː‿keː]

Noun

भूतनी के • (bhūtnī ke) m (Urdu spelling بھوتنیکے)

  1. (slang, euphemistic) bowdlerised version of भोसड़ीके (bhosṛīke, “bastard, son of a whore”)
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