Common Lexeme

hyre

Keywords: weather, atmospherics

Pronunciation (IPA): 'hə.re 
Part of Speech: modifier 
Class: adjective, adverb 
Forms: hyre, hyren, hyrenwala 
Glosses: cold, freezing, cool down, refrigerator 

Description:

The modifier 'hyre' means cold, relative to a human perspective but not necessarily freezing. The term form 'hyren' is used to mean cold in general, or as a pali verb meaning to cool down or get cold. Derived as 'hyrenwala', it means a cooling device, a word for 'refigerator'.

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