I live in a very superstitious place.

The grass cutter broke down, and the guy handling it said, somebody or some "thing" "touched" him.

This word, when translated, "touch" is not very exact. It's akin to the word "playing". Like an evil spirit "played" with him, and that's why the grass cutter ceased working.

But the word he used was "touched" or "ginalaw"...