Early Hick Lexicon — Body Parts
Entries in the Body Parts semantic field.
- 'ilibris'er /ʔi.li.bris.ʔer/
- (euphemistic) to make love, have sexual intercourse (verb) [Body Parts, Sacred Terms]
- Euphemistic term derived from 'ilibris 'passion'. Shows cultural preference for metaphors of warmth/fire in intimate contexts.
- bel /bel/
- mouth, opening (noun) [Body Parts, Maritime Terms, Architecture]
- Proto-Hick *belu
- Basic term for mouth/opening
- belimris /be.lim.ris/
- taste (active) (noun) [Body Parts, Case System, Sensory Terms]
- Shows productive use of ellative case for active tasting
- bellas /bel.las/
- taste (reception) (noun) [Body Parts, Case System, Sensory Terms]
- Shows productive use of illative case for reception of taste
- brast /brast/
- dominant arm (noun) [Body Parts, Basic Terms]
- Proto-Hick *bara-satu
- Specifically refers to dominant arm, contrasting with ret "arm (general)". Forms verb brast'er "to reach". Cultural link to tak "right (direction)"
- brastok /bras.tok/
- craftsman, artisan (noun) — General term for skilled manual craftworkers [Body Parts]
- Shows cultural importance of manual craft skills
- dakisa /da.ki.sa/
- infatuation (noun) [Body Parts, Bodily Functions, Sacred Terms]
- Proto-Hick *daluku-isa-hihasa
- Literally "snake in the gut"; metaphorical extension for intense desire
- dor /dor/
- back, behind (noun) [Landscape Terms, Maritime Terms, Body Parts]
- Proto-Hick *doru
- Basic term for back/behind
- impal /im.pal/
- weakness, frailty (noun) [Body Parts, Basic Terms]
- Source of adjective kaimpal "weak". Shows metaphorical extension of belly/gut health to general strength
- kabrast /ka.brast/
- skilled with hands, manually dexterous (adjective) — Specifically for craft skills requiring hand coordination; does not extend to martial or athletic dexterity [Body Parts]
- Shows metaphorical extension to manual craft skills
- kir'irur /kir.ʔi.rur/
- ribcage (noun) — Shows parallel metaphorical extension with 'irurlis 'gourd/container' [Body Parts]
- sat /sat/
- appendage; penis (noun) [Body Parts]
- Proto-Hick *satu
- Basic term for appendages, with anatomical extension. Forms compounds for specific body parts.
- tag'er /tag.ʔer/
- to make, to craft (verb) [Basic Actions, Body Parts]
- Shows concrete development from manual action to general creation. Contrasts with abstract 'ir'er 'to do'.
- tagimris /tag.im.ris/
- give (verb) [Motion Terms, Body Parts]
- Shows common pattern of ellative case marking motion from hand. Contrasts with taglas 'take'.