Manjulika is a word that originates from Hindi cinema and refers to a female ghost. It is often spelled as "Manjulika" in English transliteration, with the stress on the third syllable. The phonetic transcription for this word in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is /mʌnˈd͡ʒʊlɪkə/. The first syllable is pronounced with a short 'u' sound, followed by a voiced velar affricate 'd͡ʒ' and an unstressed 'ʊ' vowel in the second syllable. The final syllable includes a schwa vowel sound followed by an unstressed 'k' consonant.