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“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

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. 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.

Bard


Tabletop

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

Elf


Fantasy races

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

D&D


Tabletop

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

Dragon


Creatures

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

Mermaid


Creatures

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

Hawaiian


Real world

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

Phoenix


Creatures

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

Unicorn


Creatures

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

Wizard


People

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

Banshee


Creatures

amhran final

  • Riascamhran

    Riasc marsh + amhran song

    marsh song

  • Sionamhran

    Sion storm + amhran song

    storm song

  • Siocamhran

    Sioc hoarfrost + amhran song

    hoarfrost song

Centaur


Creatures

mele final

  • Galenomele

    Galeno calm + mele song

    calm song

  • Amaranthomele

    Amarantho unfading + mele song

    unfading song

  • Aglaomele

    Aglao splendid + mele song

    splendid song

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Zelth initial

  • Zelthkal

    Zelth song + kal blade

    song blade

  • Zelthdun

    Zelth song + dun grim

    song grim

  • Zelthsek

    Zelth song + sek dry

    song dry

Greek


Real world

Melo initial

  • Melodaphne

    Melo song + daphne laurel

    song laurel

  • Melophylla

    Melo song + phylla leaves

    song leaves

  • Melodoula

    Melo song + doula handmaid

    song handmaid

Indian


Real world

gita final

  • Madhugita

    Madhu honey + gita song

    honey song

  • Komalgita

    Komal tender + gita song

    tender song

  • Neelagita

    Neela blue + gita song

    blue song

Kingdom


Objects

Gald initial

  • Galdholm

    Gald song + holm island

    song island

  • Galdgate

    Gald song + gate pass

    song pass

  • Galdbridge

    Gald song + bridge span

    song span

Paladin


Tabletop

lira final

  • Laetalira

    Laeta joyful + lira song

    joyful song

  • Dignalira

    Digna worthy + lira song

    worthy song

  • Caelira

    Cae heaven + lira song

    heaven song

Pirate


People

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

Tiefling


Fantasy races

iad final

  • Credoriad

    Credor trusting + iad song

    trusting song

  • Teneriad

    Tener tender + iad song

    tender song

  • Loqueniad

    Loquen speaking + iad song

    speaking song

Welsh


Real world

Cerdd initial

  • Cerddlwyn

    Cerdd song + lwyn grove

    song grove

  • Cerddu

    Cerdd song + ddu black

    song black

  • Cerddlon

    Cerdd song + lon cheerful

    song cheerful

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

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

See also

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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