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“mark”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Demon, has 2.

Demon


Creatures

ek final · eka final

  • Kadrek

    Kadr shackle + ek mark

    shackle of the mark

  • Fazrek

    Fazr fever + ek mark

    fever of the mark

  • Nekthek

    Nekth carrion + ek mark

    carrion of the mark

  • Vestheka

    Vesth venom + eka mark

    venom of the mark

  • Malzeka

    Malz maw + eka mark

    maw of the mark

  • Vekreka

    Vekr vow + eka mark

    vow of the mark

Phoenix


Creatures

typos final · typa final

  • Hypsotypos

    Hypso height + typos mark

    height mark

  • Pentakotypos

    Pentako five hundred + typos mark

    five hundred mark

  • Nardotypos

    Nardo nard + typos mark

    nard mark

  • Argyratypa

    Argyra silver + typa mark

    silver mark

  • Rhodiatypa

    Rhodia rose + typa mark

    rose mark

  • Leukatypa

    Leuka white + typa mark

    white mark

Angel


Creatures

Simna initial

  • Simnakesh

    Simna mark + kesh of the throne

    mark of the throne

  • Simnanai

    Simna mark + nai of the eyes

    mark of the eyes

  • Simnanim

    Simna mark + nim of the watch

    mark of the watch

Indian


Real world

lakshana final

  • Jayalakshana

    Jaya victory + lakshana mark

    victory mark

  • Suchilakshana

    Suchi pure + lakshana mark

    pure mark

  • Anandalakshana

    Ananda bliss + lakshana mark

    bliss mark

Lich


Creatures

nota final

  • Nocturnanota

    Nocturna nightly + nota mark

    nightly mark

  • Osseanota

    Ossea bony + nota mark

    bony mark

  • Inanianota

    Inania hollow + nota mark

    hollow mark

Minotaur


Creatures

stigma final

  • Palinstigma

    Palin again + stigma mark

    again mark

  • Hexastigma

    Hexa six + stigma mark

    six mark

  • Heptastigma

    Hepta seven + stigma mark

    seven mark

Orc


Fantasy races

Targ initial

  • Targsnak

    Targ mark + snak snake

    mark snake

  • Targgor

    Targ mark + gor gore

    mark gore

  • Targgul

    Targ mark + gul hunger

    mark hunger

Robot


Objects

is final

  • Filtis

    Filt filtration + is mark

    filtration mark

  • Archis

    Arch archive + is mark

    archive mark

  • Cogis

    Cog gearing + is mark

    gearing mark

Rogue


Tabletop

Cull initial

  • Cullquick

    Cull mark + quick living

    mark living

  • Cullfinch

    Cull mark + finch little songbird

    mark little songbird

  • Cullchap

    Cull mark + chap fellow

    mark fellow

Wizard


People

ex final

  • Magex

    Mag great + ex mark

    great mark

  • Balex

    Bal flame + ex mark

    flame mark

  • Lumex

    Lum lantern + ex mark

    lantern mark

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “mark”. 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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