Early Hick Lexicon — by semantic field (page 13 of 13)
Visual Terms
Section titled “Visual Terms”- arak /a.rak/
- color (noun) — Forms compounds for specific colors [Color Terms, Visual Terms]
- Proto-Hick *ʔaraku
- Shows semantic shift from animate light to color
Water Features
Section titled “Water Features”- airur /ai.rur/
- karst, water-carved limestone terrain (noun) — Describes limestone regions shaped by water erosion [Landforms, Water Features, Geographic Terms]
- karst, water-carved limestone terrain (noun) — Describes limestone regions shaped by water erosion [Landforms, Water Features, Geographic Terms]
- Shows water-landform compound pattern common in geographic terms
- bram /bram/
- tide, tidal water (noun) [Maritime Terms, Time Terms, Water Features]
- Proto-Hick *bramu
- Basic term for tidal phenomena
- bramal /bra.mal/
- tidal pool (noun) [Maritime Terms, Water Features]
- Shows nasal deletion in compounds
- bramulis /bra.mu.lis/
- vortex, whirlpool (noun) [Maritime Terms, Water Features]
- Literally "tide's eye". Shows coda simplification where final -l of bramul merges with initial l- of lis
- imurmal /i.mur.mal/
- evil pool, cursed waters; swamp (noun) [Water Features, Sacred Terms]
- Shows compound formation with negative prefix
- mal /mal/
- pool, standing water (noun) [Natural World, Water Features]
- pool, standing water (noun) [Natural World, Water Features]
- pool, standing water (noun) [Natural World, Water Features]
- pool, standing water (noun) [Natural World, Water Features]
- Proto-Hick *malu
Water Terms
Section titled “Water Terms”- 'irai /ʔi.rai/
- sacred water (noun) — Used in ritual contexts and sacred sites [Sacred Terms, Water Terms, Ritual Terms]
- Shows sacred prefix with basic term for water
- aiesp /ai.esp/
- bathe (noun) — Basic term for immersion in water [Water Terms, Motion Terms, Body Terms]
- Shows lexicalization of subessive case into basic verb stem
Weapon Terms
Section titled “Weapon Terms”- brastak /bras.tak/
- weapons, armaments (noun) — Often used collectively for military equipment [Weapon Terms, Military Terms]
- Shows metonymic extension from action to implements
- krakesi /kra.ke.si/
- sword, long bladed weapon (noun) — Originally referred to wooden paddle with obsidian teeth inserts [Weapon Terms, Tool Terms]
- Proto-Hick *krak-kasigaru
- Shows semantic extension from wooden paddle with obsidian teeth to any long bladed weapon
- krantak /kran.tak/
- to pierce, stab (verb, noun) [Basic Actions, Weapon Terms]
- physical pain (verb, noun) [Body Terms, Physical States]
- Shows instrumental compound formation - striking with a spike
Weather Terms
Section titled “Weather Terms”- aimirik /ai.mi.rik/
- slush, partially melted snow/ice (noun) [Weather Terms, States of Matter]
- Describes mixture state between water and ice
- aitarulbres /ai.ta.rul.bres/
- west wind (noun) — Primary term in coastal regions, associated with rainfall patterns [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Maritime Terms]
- eldalulbres /el.da.lul.bres/
- north wind (noun) — Replaced torulbres in most dialects after Eldrim contact [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Cultural Terms]
- Emerged after Eldrim conflicts, showing cultural trauma
- iskelai /is.ke.lai/
- window condensation (noun) [Architecture, Weather Terms]
- Shows compound formation with water term
- kaken /ka.ken/
- snowy, snow-covered (adjective) [Weather Terms, Basic Terms]
- Shows typical adjectival reduplication pattern
- kethulbres /ke.θul.bres/
- east wind (noun) — Common in eastern coastal regions [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Maritime Terms]
- libres /li.bres/
- gentle wind (noun) — Used primarily inland for weakened western winds after mountain crossing [Weather Terms, Regional Terms]
- mirik /mi.rik/
- ice (noun) [Weather Terms, Basic Terms, States of Matter]
- Proto-Hick *mirikrakhar
- Shows semantic development from 'biting cold' to 'ice'
- tarul /ta.rul/
- west (noun) — Derived from term for west wind [Directional Terms, Weather Terms]
- Shows climatic influence on directional terms
- thilulbres /θi.lul.bres/
- south wind (noun) — Associated with favorable weather and good fortune [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Sacred Terms]
- torulbres /to.rul.bres/
- north wind (noun) — Original term for north wind, later often replaced by eldalulbres [Weather Terms, Directional Terms]
Wind Terms
Section titled “Wind Terms”- bressim /bres.sim/
- weather (conditions) (noun) — Forms verb bressim'er "to change (of weather)" [Wind Terms, Climate Terms]
- Shows lexicalization of translative case marking, conceptualizing weather as "becoming like wind"
- eldul /el.dul/
- north (noun) — Derived from term for north wind [Directional Terms, Wind Terms]
- Shows historical Eldrim influence on directional system
Wood Terms
Section titled “Wood Terms”- arasud /a.ra.sud/
- plank, cut timber (noun) [Construction Terms, Wood Terms]
- Proto-Hick *xarasa-wudu
- Literally "cut-through wood"