betāliā

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be-tāle, those out of beat/rhythm, those out of tune; those who have lost harmony in life, those behaving like ghosts.

Grammar : noun, nominative case; masculine, plural.

Etymology : Rajasthani - betāl (without tune); Braj - vetāl/betāl; Sanskrit - vetālah (वेताल: - a kind of demon, ghost, spirit, vampire especially one occupying a dead body).