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Early Hick Lexicon — Sensory Terms

Entries in the Sensory Terms semantic field.

'ihir /ʔi.hir/
hear, listen (verb) — Basic verb of hearing, often with ritual connotations [Sacred Terms, Sensory Terms]
Shows sacred prefix with sensory root
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
imurai /i.mu.rai/
stinky (adjective) [Sensory Terms]
Proto-Hick *imur-ai