Meaning of pishachi | Babel Free

Definitions

A female demon.

South-Asia, archaic

Examples

“They believe, that such men as die accidental deaths become Pysáchi, or evil spirits, and are exceedingly troublesome, by making extraordinary noises in families, and occasioning fits, and other diseases, especially in women.”

“She used to go out and howl so that the servants were afraid to come near her, saying she made ‘one pishashi (devil) noise’.”

“Deeti had discovered that she had run short of water; to leave the dishes unwashed overnight was to invite an invasion of ghosts, of ghouls and hungry pishaches.”

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