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Early Hick Lexicon — Emotional Terms

Entries in the Emotional Terms semantic field.

'ilsul /ʔil.sul/
happiness, joy (noun) — Often appears in well-wishing expressions [Emotional Terms, Body Terms]
Shows cultural conceptualization of liver as seat of emotions, particularly positive ones
'imsai /ʔim.sai/
self-doubt, anxiety (noun) [Mental Terms, Emotional Terms]
Shows cultural conceptualization of anxiety as negative self-reflection
gnater /gna.ter/
desire (verb) [Mental Terms, Emotional Terms, Basic Terms]
imasam /i.ma.sam/
to cower, hide from fear (verb) [Motion Terms, Position Terms, Emotional Terms]
Shows metaphorical extension of 'resting under' to fearful hiding
imlis /im.lis/
fear, dread (noun) [Emotional Terms, Mental Terms]
Shows semantic development from 'seeing evil' to general fear
imlis'er /im.li.sʔer/
to flee, run from fear (verb) — Contrasts with trask'er 'run (neutral)' [Motion Terms, Emotional Terms]
Shows natural development from fear to flight response
imlisitar /im.li.si.tar/
to flinch, startle (verb) [Motion Terms, Body Actions, Emotional Terms]
Uses the surface-allative reading of -itar to indicate sudden upward movement
imlisrur /im.lis.rur/
anxiety, constant fear (noun) [Emotional Terms, Mental Terms]
Shows extension of iterative aspect to ongoing mental state
kames /ka.mes/
emotional (adjective) [Emotional Terms, Basic Terms]
krasim /kra.sim/
hatred (noun) [Emotional Terms, Abstract Terms]
meris /me.ris/
enduring love (noun) — Contrasts with fleeting emotions [Emotional Terms, Basic Terms]
Proto-Hick *meru-risu
merkran /mer.kran/
emotional pain, heartache (noun) [Emotional Terms, Body Terms]
Shows metaphorical conceptualization of emotional pain as heart-piercing
mes /mes/
heart (noun) [Body Terms, Sacred Terms, Emotional Terms]
Proto-Hick *mesu
mes'er /mes.ʔer/
to feel (emotion), experience emotion (verb) [Emotional Terms, Body Terms]
Shows cultural distinction between heart-based emotions and liver-based deeper feelings
sibris /si.bris/
love (noun) [Abstract Concepts, Emotional Terms, Sacred Terms]
Proto-Hick *hibrisu
Metaphorical extension from 'fire' to 'passion/love'
torthil /tor.θil/
arrogance, haughtiness (noun) [Abstract Concepts, Emotional Terms]
Shows ironic compound formation - excessive virtue becoming a flaw