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Early Hick Lexicon — Animal Terms

Entries in the Animal Terms semantic field.

belnes /bel.nes/: mouthed fish (noun) [Animal Terms, Fish Terms]; Descriptive compound based on physical feature

dak /dak/: snake (noun) [Animal Terms, Basic Terms]; Proto-Hick *daluku; From root meaning "slither", forms verb dak'er "to slither"

dorren /dor.ren/: pack deer (noun) [Animal Terms, Basic Terms]; Descriptive compound based on behavior

imtirduok /im.tir.du.ok/: scavenger (noun) — Applies to both animals and birds [Animal Terms, Basic Terms]; Shows formation pattern of "carrion-eater" common across languages

kasak /ka.sak/: wolf-like howl (noun) [Sound Terms, Animal Terms]

ketnes /ket.nes/: sea fish (noun) [Maritime Terms, Animal Terms]

krakrak /kra.krak/: fang (noun) [Body Terms, Animal Terms]; Shows nasal deletion in compound. Forms specialized term contrasting with general krak 'tooth'

kran /kran/: horn, spike (noun) [Body Parts, Animal Terms]; Proto-Hick *kranu

limur /li.mur/: small owl (noun) [Bird Terms, Animal Terms]; Triggers reduction in following syllables

pel /pel/: bear (noun) [Animal Terms, Basic Terms]; Proto-Hick *pelu

ranes /ra.nes/: river fish (noun) [Animal Terms, Maritime Terms]

rek /rek/: bark (of dog/wolf) (noun) — Basic term for canine vocalization [Sound Terms, Animal Terms]; Proto-Hick *reku; Shows onomatopoeic origin from sound of canine bark

ren /ren/: deer (noun) [Animal Terms]; Proto-Hick *renu

sak /sak/: wolf (noun) [Animal Terms]; Proto-Hick *saku

silpel /sil.pel/: hide bear (noun) [Animal Terms]

sinthir /sin.θir/: fly (noun) [Animal Terms, Insect Terms]

temerok /te.me.rok/: killer, murderer (noun) [Basic Terms, Social Terms]; predator (noun) [Animal Terms, Basic Terms]; Shows metaphorical formation 'death-bringer' for both human killers and predatory animals

thirpel /θir.pel/: fur-bear (noun) [Animal Terms]

thirren /θir.ren/: winter coat deer (noun) [Animal Terms]

venmer /ven.mer/: wing bird (noun) [Bird Terms, Animal Terms]