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“mark”

12 fragments across 9 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 5 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

Wizard


People

ex final · mark final

  • Xanex

    Xan amber + ex mark

    amber mark

  • Obex

    Ob hidden + ex mark

    hidden mark

  • Anex

    An grey + ex mark

    grey mark

  • Corvmark

    Corv raven + mark mark

    raven mark

  • Ebonmark

    Ebon ebony + mark mark

    ebony mark

  • Ashmark

    Ash ash + mark mark

    ash mark

Angel


Creatures

Simna initial

  • Simnalur

    Simna mark + lur of the light

    mark of the light

  • Simnakur

    Simna mark + kur of the deep

    mark of the deep

  • Simnathon

    Simna mark + thon of the pillar

    mark of the pillar

Cyberpunk


People

mark final

  • Torquemark

    Torque twisting + mark mark

    twisting mark

  • Nyxmark

    Nyx night + mark mark

    night mark

  • Needlemark

    Needle needle + mark mark

    needle 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

Paladin


Tabletop

mark final

  • Starmark

    Star star + mark mark

    star mark

  • Bellmark

    Bell bell + mark mark

    bell mark

  • Honourmark

    Honour honour + mark mark

    honour mark

Robot


Objects

is final

  • Gyris

    Gyr spin + is mark

    spin mark

  • Fabris

    Fabr fabrication + is mark

    fabrication mark

  • Vectis

    Vect vector + is mark

    vector mark

Rogue


Tabletop

Cull initial

  • Cullcant

    Cull mark + cant thieves' speech

    mark thieves' speech

  • Cullnail

    Cull mark + nail iron pin

    mark iron pin

  • Cullbark

    Cull mark + bark tree skin

    mark tree skin

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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