Early Hick Lexicon — Weather Terms

Entries in the Weather Terms semantic field.

aimirik /ai.mi.rik/

slush, partially melted snow/ice (noun) [Weather Terms, States of Matter]

Describes mixture state between water and ice

aitarulbres /ai.ta.rul.bres/

west wind (noun) — Primary term in coastal regions, associated with rainfall patterns [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Maritime Terms]

bres /bres/

wind (noun) [Weather Terms, Basic Terms]

Proto-Hick *bresu

eldalulbres /el.da.lul.bres/

north wind (noun) — Replaced torulbres in most dialects after Eldrim contact [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Cultural Terms]

Emerged after Eldrim conflicts, showing cultural trauma

iskelai /is.ke.lai/

window condensation (noun) [Architecture, Weather Terms]

Shows compound formation with water term

kaken /ka.ken/

snowy, snow-covered (adjective) [Weather Terms, Basic Terms]

Shows typical adjectival reduplication pattern

ken /ken/

snow (noun) [Weather Terms, Basic Terms]

Proto-Hick *kenu

kethulbres /ke.θul.bres/

east wind (noun) — Common in eastern coastal regions [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Maritime Terms]

libres /li.bres/

gentle wind (noun) — Used primarily inland for weakened western winds after mountain crossing [Weather Terms, Regional Terms]

mir /mir/

cold (noun) [Weather Terms, Basic Terms]

Proto-Hick *miru

mirik /mi.rik/

ice (noun) [Weather Terms, Basic Terms, States of Matter]

Proto-Hick *mirikrakhar

Shows semantic development from 'biting cold' to 'ice'

tarul /ta.rul/

west (noun) — Derived from term for west wind [Directional Terms, Weather Terms]

Shows climatic influence on directional terms

thilulbres /θi.lul.bres/

south wind (noun) — Associated with favorable weather and good fortune [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Sacred Terms]

torken /tor.ken/

snow-peak, snow-capped mountain (noun) [Landforms, Weather Terms]

torulbres /to.rul.bres/

north wind (noun) — Original term for north wind, later often replaced by eldalulbres [Weather Terms, Directional Terms]