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“rain”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 5 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from real world 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, Barbarian, has 2.

Barbarian


Tabletop

regn final · regna final

  • Skorregn

    Skorr scattered + regn rain

    scattered the rain

  • Haldregn

    Hald held + regn rain

    held the rain

  • Fennregn

    Fenn felled + regn rain

    felled the rain

  • Prakaregna

    Praka split + regna rain

    split the rain

  • Gorraregna

    Gorra gored + regna rain

    gored the rain

  • Skorraregna

    Skorra scattered + regna rain

    scattered the rain

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

Rask initial · Raska initial

  • Raskthurn

    Rask rain + thurn thorn hedge

    rain thorn hedge

  • Raskorn

    Rask rain + orn bough

    rain bough

  • Raskgil

    Rask rain + gil ravine

    rain ravine

  • Raskarana

    Raska rain + rana drizzle

    rain drizzle

  • Raskanella

    Raska rain + nella bud

    rain bud

  • Raskatessa

    Raska rain + tessa moss cushion

    rain moss cushion

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Regn initial

  • Regneim

    Regn rain + eim breath

    rain breath

  • Regnbrand

    Regn rain + brand torch

    rain torch

  • Regnvak

    Regn rain + vak watch

    rain watch

Hawaiian


Real world

Ua initial

  • Uakoa

    Ua rain + koa brave

    brave rain

  • Uahiwa

    Ua rain + hiwa precious

    precious rain

  • Uaanu

    Ua rain + anu cool

    cool rain

Indian


Real world

varsha final

  • Triptivarsha

    Tripti contentment + varsha rain

    contentment rain

  • Jayavarsha

    Jaya victory + varsha rain

    victory rain

  • Lalitavarsha

    Lalita charming + varsha rain

    charming rain

Japanese


Real world

ame final

  • Yumeame

    Yume dream + ame rain

    dream rain

  • Riname

    Rin dignified + ame rain

    dignified rain

  • Noriame

    Nori order + ame rain

    order rain

Kraken


Creatures

Regn initial

  • Regnbjarg

    Regn rain + bjarg crag

    rain crag

  • Regnnef

    Regn rain + nef snout

    rain snout

  • Regnyfir

    Regn rain + yfir over-reach

    rain over-reach

Planet


Objects

Pluv initial

  • Pluvosphaera

    Pluv rain + osphaera sphere

    rain sphere

  • Pluvrupes

    Pluv rain + rupes cliff

    rain cliff

  • Pluvfossa

    Pluv rain + fossa trench

    rain trench

Unicorn


Creatures

pluie final

  • Gratapluie

    Grata pleasing + pluie rain

    pleasing rain

  • Castapluie

    Casta chaste + pluie rain

    chaste rain

  • Rosapluie

    Rosa rose + pluie rain

    rose rain

Vampire


Creatures

Ploi initial

  • Ploisud

    Ploi rain + sud south

    rain-south

  • Ploivich

    Ploi rain + vich son

    rain-son

  • Ploiescu

    Ploi rain + escu descendant

    rain-descendant

Senses that travel together

See also

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