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“ash”

22 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 5 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from fantasy races outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Dragon carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Dragon


Creatures

Ashkar initial · ros final · Ashera initial · keth final · Cindrax initial

  • Ashkarkurn

    Ashkar ash + kurn rage

    ash rage

  • Ashkarux

    Ashkar ash + ux shadow

    ash shadow

  • Ashkarvaul

    Ashkar ash + vaul hoard

    ash hoard

  • Glavixros

    Glavix hoard + ros ash

    hoard ash

  • Zerixros

    Zerix star + ros ash

    star ash

  • Ulzarros

    Ulzar smoke + ros ash

    smoke ash

  • Asheragath

    Ashera ash + gath maw

    ash maw

  • Asheravess

    Ashera ash + vess ember

    ash ember

  • Asheraxis

    Ashera ash + xis gaze

    ash gaze

  • Ilyraketh

    Ilyra song + keth ash

    song ash

  • Vyraketh

    Vyra flight + keth ash

    flight ash

  • Elyraketh

    Elyra star + keth ash

    star ash

Demon


Creatures

Azhr initial · Azh initial

  • Azhrok

    Azhr ash + ok shell

    ash of the shell

  • Azhrun

    Azhr ash + un well

    ash of the well

  • Azhresh

    Azhr ash + esh hearth

    ash of the hearth

  • Azhakha

    Azh ash + akha jaws

    ash of the jaws

  • Azhikha

    Azh ash + ikha splinter

    ash of the splinter

  • Azhosha

    Azh ash + osha mire

    ash of the mire

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Uz initial · Arth initial

  • Uzkesha

    Uz ash + kesha wary

    ash wary

  • Uzmora

    Uz ash + mora grim

    ash grim

  • Uzdara

    Uz ash + dara exalted

    ash exalted

  • Arthvan

    Arth ash + van first

    ash first

  • Arthnak

    Arth ash + nak kin

    ash kin

  • Arthzar

    Arth ash + zar spearman

    ash spearman

Drow


Fantasy races

Gryzz initial · Grysz initial

  • Gryzzendeth

    Gryzz ash + endeth boundary

    ash boundary

  • Gryzzython

    Gryzz ash + ython rootway

    ash rootway

  • Gryzzezzar

    Gryzz ash + ezzar cold hall

    ash cold hall

  • Gryszilzeth

    Grysz ash + ilzeth lamp

    ash lamp

  • Gryszryndel

    Grysz ash + ryndel weave

    ash weave

  • Gryszdryn

    Grysz ash + dryn descent

    ash descent

Phoenix


Creatures

Tephro initial · Tephria initial

  • Tephrodromos

    Tephro ash + dromos course

    ash course

  • Tephrodotos

    Tephro ash + dotos given

    ash given

  • Tephrotimos

    Tephro ash + timos honour

    ash honour

  • Tephrianoma

    Tephria ash + noma law

    ash law

  • Tephriahodia

    Tephria ash + hodia road

    ash road

  • Tephriaphaneia

    Tephria ash + phaneia appearing

    ash appearing

Alien


Creatures

Tlen initial

  • Tlentuur

    Tlen ash + tuur spire

    ash spire

  • Tlenchaan

    Tlen ash + chaan reach

    ash reach

  • Tlenlozh

    Tlen ash + lozh causeway

    ash causeway

Druid


Tabletop

Onna initial

  • Onnaburr

    Onna ash + burr clinging seed

    ash clinging seed

  • Onnafern

    Onna ash + fern feathery frond

    ash feathery frond

  • Onnaleaf

    Onna ash + leaf green blade

    ash green blade

Elf


Fantasy races

lith final

  • Naelith

    Nae flame + lith ash

    flame ash

  • Amrilith

    Amri jewel + lith ash

    jewel ash

  • Lirlith

    Lir voice + lith ash

    voice ash

Necromancer


Tabletop

cinda final

  • Noctacinda

    Nocta night + cinda ash

    night ash

  • Callacinda

    Calla lily + cinda ash

    lily ash

  • Ashencinda

    Ashen pale grey + cinda ash

    pale grey ash

Orc


Fantasy races

Ashka initial

  • Ashkaskul

    Ashka ash + skul watcher

    ash watcher

  • Ashkadurk

    Ashka ash + durk stab

    ash stab

  • Ashkavosh

    Ashka ash + vosh spirit

    ash spirit

Planet


Objects

Cin initial

  • Cinigena

    Cin ash + igena born

    ash born

  • Cinaxis

    Cin ash + axis axle

    ash axle

  • Cinia

    Cin ash + ia land

    ash land

Tiefling


Fantasy races

yrra final

  • Loquenyrra

    Loquen speaking + yrra ash

    speaking ash

  • Caeleryrra

    Caeler hollowed + yrra ash

    hollowed ash

  • Orbisyrra

    Orbis circling + yrra ash

    circling ash

Welsh


Real world

Onn initial

  • Onnant

    Onn ash + nant stream

    ash stream

  • Onnhir

    Onn ash + hir long

    ash long

  • Onnwr

    Onn ash + wr man

    ash man

Wizard


People

Asc initial

  • Ascic

    Asc ash + ic bound

    ash bound

  • Ascarn

    Asc ash + arn secret

    ash secret

  • Ascsil

    Asc ash + sil thread

    ash thread

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “ash”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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