European Languages:
* English: ghost
* French: fantôme
* Spanish: fantasma
* Italian: fantasma
* German: Geist
* Portuguese: fantasma
* Russian: призрак (prizrak)
* Polish: duch
* Dutch: geest
* Swedish: spöke
* Danish: spøgelse
* Finnish: haamu
* Hungarian: szellem
Asian Languages:
* Japanese: おばけ (obake), 幽霊 (yūrei)
* Chinese: 鬼 (guǐ), 幽灵 (yōulíng)
* Korean: 귀신 (gwisin)
* Vietnamese: ma
* Hindi: भूत (bhoot)
* Thai: ผี (phi)
Other Languages:
* Arabic: شبح (shabah)
* Hebrew: רפאים (refa'im)
* Turkish: hayalet
* Swahili: roho
This is just a small sample of the many languages in which the concept of a ghost is expressed. There are many regional dialects and variations, and some languages may have multiple words for different types of ghosts.
It's important to remember that the cultural understanding of ghosts can vary significantly across languages and cultures.