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Early Hick Lexicon — Metals

Entries in the Metals semantic field.

ger /ger/
metal (noun) [Metals, Material Culture, Basic Terms]
Proto-Hick *kuru-garu
grakur /gra.kur/
grey copper (noun) [Metals, Colors]
Shows descriptive compound formation for metal types
ir /ir/
iron (noun) [Metals, Material Culture]
Proto-Hick *xiru
Basic term for iron, shows early mining culture
kur /kur/
moss (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms]
copper (noun) [Metals, Material Culture]
Proto-Hick *kuru