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“hunger”

17 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 11 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 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 3.

Demon


Creatures

Dragh initial · uzk final · Hunger initial

  • Draghan

    Dragh hunger + an vault

    hunger of the vault

  • Draghon

    Dragh hunger + on throne

    hunger of the throne

  • Draghish

    Dragh hunger + ish shard

    hunger of the shard

  • Nezkuzk

    Nezk nausea + uzk hunger

    nausea of the hunger

  • Malvuzk

    Malv malice + uzk hunger

    malice of the hunger

  • Ulthuzk

    Ulth famine + uzk hunger

    famine of the hunger

  • Hungerwrecker

    Hunger hunger + wrecker wrecker

    hunger wrecker

  • Hungerthief

    Hunger hunger + thief thief

    hunger thief

  • Hungertallier

    Hunger hunger + tallier counter

    hunger counter

Dragon


Creatures

Gorvax initial · dax final · Jorvax initial

  • Gorvaxvor

    Gorvax hunger + vor greed

    hunger greed

  • Gorvaxsereth

    Gorvax hunger + sereth eye

    hunger eye

  • Gorvaxlyx

    Gorvax hunger + lyx gloom

    hunger gloom

  • Balthysdax

    Balthys ruin + dax hunger

    ruin hunger

  • Seraxdax

    Serax sky + dax hunger

    sky hunger

  • Kryxdax

    Kryx frost + dax hunger

    frost hunger

  • Jorvaxvalor

    Jorvax hunger + valor valour

    hunger valour

  • Jorvaxrion

    Jorvax hunger + rion diadem

    hunger diadem

  • Jorvaxvyrn

    Jorvax hunger + vyrn wyrm

    hunger wyrm

Drow


Fantasy races

Hylz initial · Hylth initial

  • Hylzarvyth

    Hylz hunger + arvyth huntress

    hunger huntress

  • Hylzarra

    Hylz hunger + arra first daughter

    hunger first daughter

  • Hylzinzyla

    Hylz hunger + inzyla needle

    hunger needle

  • Hyltholveth

    Hylth hunger + olveth silence

    hunger silence

  • Hylthasseth

    Hylth hunger + asseth holding

    hunger holding

  • Hylthilveth

    Hylth hunger + ilveth ascent

    hunger ascent

God


Creatures

vor final · vora final

  • Ascvor

    Asc ember + vor hunger

    ember of the hunger

  • Alvor

    Al altar + vor hunger

    altar of the hunger

  • Dhurvor

    Dhur endurance + vor hunger

    endurance of the hunger

  • Celvora

    Cel sky + vora hunger

    sky of the hunger

  • Sarvora

    Sar star + vora hunger

    star of the hunger

  • Thalvora

    Thal deep + vora hunger

    deep of the hunger

Orc


Fantasy races

Gul initial · Ilka initial

  • Gulug

    Gul hunger + ug dread

    hunger dread

  • Gulgorr

    Gul hunger + gorr wound

    hunger wound

  • Gulgrub

    Gul hunger + grub maggot

    hunger maggot

  • Ilkadak

    Ilka hunger + dak hide

    hunger hide

  • Ilkadurk

    Ilka hunger + durk stab

    hunger stab

  • Ilkaluk

    Ilka hunger + luk eye

    hunger eye

Tiefling


Fantasy races

uvar final · uena final

  • Malenuvar

    Malen ill + uvar hunger

    ill hunger

  • Palenuvar

    Palen fading + uvar hunger

    fading hunger

  • Orenuvar

    Oren rising + uvar hunger

    rising hunger

  • Damneluena

    Damnel condemned + uena hunger

    condemned hunger

  • Elissaruena

    Elissar chosen + uena hunger

    chosen hunger

  • Dolvenuena

    Dolven sorrowing + uena hunger

    sorrowing hunger

Rogue


Tabletop

Clem initial

  • Clemknot

    Clem hunger + knot tangle

    hunger tangle

  • Clemren

    Clem hunger + ren runner

    hunger runner

  • Clemling

    Clem hunger + ling little

    hunger little

Troll


Creatures

Gron initial

  • Gronlump

    Gron hunger + lump lump

    hunger lump

  • Gronfust

    Gron hunger + fust fist

    hunger fist

  • Grondolg

    Gron hunger + dolg mutterer

    hunger mutterer

Villain


People

Vor initial

  • Vorwraith

    Vor hunger + wraith ghostly double

    hunger ghostly double

  • Vorspur

    Vor hunger + spur heel goad

    hunger heel goad

  • Vorruin

    Vor hunger + ruin undoing

    hunger undoing

Senses that travel together

See also

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