Morpheme
Ghoul
Type
free base
Denotation
evil spirit that robs graves and feeds on corpses
Etymology
1786 Persian ġul; Arabic ḡūl
Evidence
ghoul, ghoulery, ghoulie, ghoulification, ghoulish, ghoulishly, ghoulism, ghouls
Notes
<gh> influenced by ghost (influenced by Flemish gheest)
