“song”
36 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. They split 16 to 20 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶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. Bard carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
can final · Alia initial · laine final · Canto initial
- Filacan
Fila thread + can song
thread song
- Liencan
Lien string + can song
string song
- Anwecan
Anwe breath + can song
breath song
- Aliarime
Alia song + rime rhyme
song rhyme
- Aliacantia
Alia song + cantia chanting
song chanting
- Aliareine
Alia song + reine queen
song queen
- Lanialaine
Lania tender + laine song
tender song
- Damialaine
Damia gentle + laine song
gentle song
- Solialaine
Solia daylight + laine song
daylight song
- Cantoritmo
Canto song + ritmo rhythm
song rhythm
- Cantopietra
Canto song + pietra stone
song stone
- Cantodolce
Canto song + dolce sweetness
song sweetness
Ily initial · lain final · Ila initial · liel final
- Ilysar
Ily song + sar stone
song stone
- Ilybel
Ily song + bel fair
song fair
- Ilylume
Ily song + lume light
song light
- Isillain
Isil moon + lain song
moon song
- Luelain
Lue blue + lain song
blue song
- Alalain
Ala holy + lain song
holy song
- Ilaquel
Ila song + quel high
song high
- Ilavanya
Ila song + vanya beauty
song beauty
- Ilania
Ila song + nia hope
song hope
- Onaliel
Ona wish + liel song
wish song
- Yriliel
Yri yew + liel song
yew song
- Ilaliel
Ila song + liel song
song song
Quen initial · Lira initial · ara final
- Quenmek
Quen song + mek hammer
song hammer
- Quenmar
Quen song + mar famous
song famous
- Quengrim
Quen song + grim mask
song mask
- Lirabelle
Lira song + belle beauty
song beauty
- Liralisse
Lira song + lisse sweetness
song sweetness
- Lirawyth
Lira song + wyth willow
song willow
- Laeara
Lae light + ara song
light song
- Vyara
Vy vine + ara song
vine song
- Primara
Prim first + ara song
first song
vyth final · Ilyra initial · laris final
- Galzurvyth
Galzur pride + vyth song
pride song
- Maxosvyth
Maxos sovereign + vyth song
sovereign song
- Velthaxvyth
Velthax silence + vyth song
silence song
- Ilyrathess
Ilyra song + thess dusk
song dusk
- Ilyramynth
Ilyra song + mynth memory
song memory
- Ilyrahelion
Ilyra song + helion sun
song sun
- Ignyxlaris
Ignyx spark + laris song
spark song
- Draxullaris
Draxul dread + laris song
dread song
- Cindraxlaris
Cindrax ash + laris song
ash song
Lyrin initial · ira final · Ilyrin initial
- Lyrinisar
Lyrin song + isar helm
song helm
- Lyrinelin
Lyrin song + elin heart
song heart
- Lyrinsaris
Lyrin song + saris dancer
song dancer
- Opalisira
Opalis opal + ira song
opal song
- Irellira
Irell ripple + ira song
ripple song
- Ondrilira
Ondril surge + ira song
surge song
- Ilyrinulith
Ilyrin song + ulith depths
song depths
- Ilyrinzaris
Ilyrin song + zaris bell
song bell
- Ilyrinaris
Ilyrin song + aris voice
song voice
Mele initial · Kamele initial
- Meleikaika
Mele song + ikaika strong
strong song
- Melemalie
Mele song + malie calm
calm song
- Melekoa
Mele song + koa brave
brave song
- Kamelealohi
Kamele song + alohi shining
the shining song
- Kamelemomi
Kamele song + momi pearl
the pearl song
- Kamelelanakila
Kamele song + lanakila victorious
the victorious song
melia final · melos final
- Anthemelia
Anthe flower + melia song
flower song
- Augamelia
Auga ray + melia song
ray song
- Phaidriamelia
Phaidria radiant + melia song
radiant song
- Enkaustomelos
Enkausto burnt in + melos song
burnt in song
- Eulampomelos
Eulampo bright-shining + melos song
bright-shining song
- Protogenomelos
Protogeno first-born + melos song
first-born song
chant final · carmen final
- Venenchant
Venen poison + chant song
poison song
- Fidchant
Fid faithful + chant song
faithful song
- Coronchant
Coron crown + chant song
crown song
- Nemoricarmen
Nemori grove + carmen song
grove song
- Eboricarmen
Ebori ivory + carmen song
ivory song
- Aeternicarmen
Aeterni everlasting + carmen song
everlasting song
mel final · ira final
- Hespmel
Hesp dusk + mel song
dusk song
- Halmel
Hal halo + mel song
halo song
- Thaummel
Thaum wonder + mel song
wonder song
- Illaira
Illa light + ira song
light song
- Toraira
Tora tower + ira song
tower song
- Uraira
Ura first + ira song
first song
amhran final
- Riascamhran
Riasc marsh + amhran song
marsh song
- Sionamhran
Sion storm + amhran song
storm song
- Siocamhran
Sioc hoarfrost + amhran song
hoarfrost song
mele final
- Galenomele
Galeno calm + mele song
calm song
- Amaranthomele
Amarantho unfading + mele song
unfading song
- Aglaomele
Aglao splendid + mele song
splendid song
Zelth initial
- Zelthkal
Zelth song + kal blade
song blade
- Zelthdun
Zelth song + dun grim
song grim
- Zelthsek
Zelth song + sek dry
song dry
Melo initial
- Melodaphne
Melo song + daphne laurel
song laurel
- Melophylla
Melo song + phylla leaves
song leaves
- Melodoula
Melo song + doula handmaid
song handmaid
gita final
- Madhugita
Madhu honey + gita song
honey song
- Komalgita
Komal tender + gita song
tender song
- Neelagita
Neela blue + gita song
blue song
Gald initial
- Galdholm
Gald song + holm island
song island
- Galdgate
Gald song + gate pass
song pass
- Galdbridge
Gald song + bridge span
song span
lira final
- Laetalira
Laeta joyful + lira song
joyful song
- Dignalira
Digna worthy + lira song
worthy song
- Caelira
Cae heaven + lira song
heaven song
Carmen initial
- Carmen Fearless
Carmen song + fearless dauntless
song, called the dauntless
- Carmen Bilgewater
Carmen song + bilgewater bilge water
song, called the bilge water
- Carmen the Sour
Carmen song + the sour sour
song, called the sour
iad final
- Credoriad
Credor trusting + iad song
trusting song
- Teneriad
Tener tender + iad song
tender song
- Loqueniad
Loquen speaking + iad song
speaking song
Cerdd initial
- Cerddlwyn
Cerdd song + lwyn grove
song grove
- Cerddu
Cerdd song + ddu black
song black
- Cerddlon
Cerdd song + lon cheerful
song cheerful
gala final
- Pellagala
Pella pollen + gala song
pollen song
- Erkagala
Erka heron + gala song
heron song
- Brinagala
Brina hazel + gala song
hazel song
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “song”. 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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