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“pillar”

11 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 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 4 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. God 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.

God


Creatures

thar final · thara final · Phal initial · kel final

  • Echthar

    Ech echo + thar pillar

    echo of the pillar

  • Sarthar

    Sar star + thar pillar

    star of the pillar

  • Termthar

    Term ending + thar pillar

    ending of the pillar

  • Erthara

    Er earth + thara pillar

    earth of the pillar

  • Ilthara

    Il light + thara pillar

    light of the pillar

  • Ambrthara

    Ambr amber + thara pillar

    amber of the pillar

  • Phalran

    Phal pillar + ran reign

    pillar of the reign

  • Phalren

    Phal pillar + ren rebirth

    pillar of the rebirth

  • Phaltroth

    Phal pillar + troth sworn faith

    pillar of the sworn faith

  • Vastkel

    Vast vastness + kel pillar

    vastness of the pillar

  • Phalkel

    Phal pillar + kel pillar

    pillar of the pillar

  • Ithkel

    Ith root + kel pillar

    root of the pillar

Arabic


Real world

Imad initial

  • Imad Ibn Umar

    Imad pillar + ibn umar son of Umar

    pillar, son of Umar

  • Imad Ibn Salih

    Imad pillar + ibn salih son of Salih

    pillar, son of Salih

  • Imad Ibn Salim

    Imad pillar + ibn salim son of Salim

    pillar, son of Salim

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Thul initial

  • Thulpakh

    Thul pillar + pakh armoured

    pillar armoured

  • Thuldar

    Thul pillar + dar keeper

    pillar keeper

  • Thulsek

    Thul pillar + sek dry

    pillar dry

Elf


Fantasy races

Tal initial

  • Talfaer

    Tal pillar + faer spirit

    pillar spirit

  • Talsar

    Tal pillar + sar stone

    pillar stone

  • Tallad

    Tal pillar + lad youth

    pillar youth

Lich


Creatures

stylos final

  • Stelostylos

    Stelo grave pillar + stylos pillar

    grave pillar pillar

  • Graphostylos

    Grapho writing + stylos pillar

    writing pillar

  • Kathostylos

    Katho downward + stylos pillar

    downward pillar

Minotaur


Creatures

stele final

  • Kranaastele

    Kranaa rocky + stele pillar

    rocky pillar

  • Nyktastele

    Nykta night + stele pillar

    night pillar

  • Siderastele

    Sidera iron + stele pillar

    iron pillar

Pirate


People

Pilar initial

  • Pilar Hardtack

    Pilar pillar + hardtack hard tack

    pillar, called the hard tack

  • Pilar Deepwater

    Pilar pillar + deepwater deep water

    pillar, called the deep water

  • Pilar Ironheart

    Pilar pillar + ironheart iron heart

    pillar, called the iron heart

Spanish


Real world

Pilar initial

  • Pilar Felicidad

    Pilar pillar + felicidad happiness

    pillar and happiness

  • Pilar Andrea

    Pilar pillar + andrea courageous

    pillar and courageous

  • Pilar Petra

    Pilar pillar + petra stone

    pillar and stone

Senses that travel together

See also

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