Table 2 An illustration of data on meanings, as stored in a selection of fields in the parameters.csv data table, for a selection of IE-CoR reference meanings.

From: The Indo-European Cognate Relationships dataset

IE-CoR Meaning ID

IE-CoR Meaning Name

IE-CoR Illustrative Context

IE-CoR Meaning Definition (first 100 characters)

Nearest equivalent in Concepticon

ID

Name

Description_md

Concepticon_ ID

Concepticon_Gloss

14

black

Charcoal is **black**.

The most basic colour term (usually adjectival) seen as the natural antonym of [white](../wiki/Meani…

163

BLACK

23

cold

The rocks get hot during the day and **cold** at night.

The default antonym of [hot](../wiki/Meaning:-hot). The most basic term, typically adjectival, that…

1287

COLD

30

dirty

This cup is clean and that one is **dirty**.

The most generic term, typically adjectival, as the antonym of _clean_.The target is the literal…

1230

DIRTY

40

eye

She closed one **eye**.

The basic term for the human eye. Follow normal usage in the language, rather than technical anatomi…

1248

EYE

50

fire

He was cold, so he moved closer to the **fire**.

Most generic, basic and default noun for _fire_, preferably applicable both to the concept of fire i…

221

FIRE

51

fish

I can see a **fish** swimming in the water.

The most generic noun for a live fish.Avoid terms specific to caught, cooked or prepared fish, e….

227

FISH

58

foot

She has injured her **foot** so she can’t walk.

The most generic noun for the foot as a part of the human body. In many languages the basic term m…

1301

FOOT

60

freeze

When water **freezes**, it becomes ice.

The basic term, normally an intransitive verb, for water turning to ice. The same term is in many la…

1431

FREEZE

186

hot

The rocks get **hot** during the day and cold at night.

The default antonym of [cold](../wiki/Meaning:-cold). The most basic term, typically adjectival, th…

1286

HOT

80

hunt

He is **hunting** animals in the forest.

The most generic transitive verb for hunt, in the prototypical sense of a human tracking or chasing…

1435

HUNT

88

know

They’re coming tomorrow.” — “Yes, I **know**.”

The most generic verb for knowing **a fact**, having information about something. Beware of the pol…

1410

KNOW (SOMETHING)

89

lake

Her house is beside the **lake**.

The most generic noun for a naturally occurring body of still (and normally, fresh) water in the lan…

624

LAKE

102

moon

I saw the **moon** and the sun in the sky.

The term selected should be the basic, default word for the (earth’s) moon.In most languages thi…

1313

MOON

122

red

Blood is **red**.

The most basic colour term (usually adjectival), typically of some internal human body parts (e.g. t…

156

RED

137

see

I **see** him every day on the road.

The most generic transitive verb for see, in the literal, prototypical sense of perceiving with the…

1409

SEE

151

snake

He jumped when he saw the **snake**.

The most generic term for a snake as a general body-form of animal, in popular perception seen proto…

730

SNAKE

188

water

She was thirsty, so she drank some **water**.

The most generic, basic and default noun for _water_. In many languages this will be the same term a…

948

WATER

  1. An illustration of data on meanings, as stored in the parameters.csv data table, for a selection of IE-CoR reference meanings.