Early Hick Lexicon — Geographic Terms

Entries in the Geographic Terms semantic field.

'irurbel /ʔi.rur.bel/

cave (noun) — Often associated with sacred or ritual sites [Sacred Terms, Landforms, Geographic Terms]

Shows sacred prefix with compound for dark hollow

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

asamgral /a.sam.gral/

flatlands, plains (noun) [Landscape Terms, Geographic Terms]

Shows metaphorical extension from position to terrain type

dupgral /dup.gral/

hills, hilly terrain (noun) [Landforms, Geographic Terms]

Shows typical landform compound formation. Contrasts with tor "peak" and gral "flat land"