`ra-ki` · W038

raki · storm, kinetic-force discharge · ⏳


Domain	natural phenomena
Class	entity / process
Type	compound
Register	standard
First use	S028

Composition

ra (energy/force) + ki (motion) — energy in motion; the compound identifies an event as one whose defining characteristic is large-scale undirected kinetic energy release. Head-final: ki (motion) is the event type; ra specifies the substance/driver.

Definition

violent energetic event; storm, surge, blast; natural kinetic-force discharge. The canonical term for a storm or any non-volitional release of concentrated energy in motion. Covers atmospheric storms, floods (in their kinetic expression), rockslides, etc. — any event where undirected ra (energy/force) becomes ki (motion at scale).

Notes

Non-volitional by construction. A ra-ki cannot be the la agent of a ka (intentional action) verb — it only appears with de (non-intentional decay), be (non-intentional production), or bare state predicates. This distinguishes it cleanly from all animate agents. Contrast ra-ki-mu (W012: engine / machine) — an artifact that deliberately converts energy in motion. W012 is a manufactured object; W038 is a natural event. The shared ra-ki root expresses the same physical relationship (energy → motion) but the mu suffix in W012 adds the artifact frame, changing it from an event to a tool. W038, lacking mu, is raw event. Derivationally available extensions: ra-ki-fe = the boundary of the storm (its extent or the point where its energy is spent); unregistered la-ra-ki = "agent: storm" in a causal frame (see S028); the storm as causal source Do not confuse with ra-be (energy-generation, unregistered but legal), which would describe a source that produces energy, vs ra-ki which describes energy already in motion. TRIAGE NOTE (March 2026): 1 standalone corpus attestation (S028). Heavily used as a component of ra-ki-mu, ra-ki-li, etc., but rarely stands alone. Promote when a second independent attestation of the bare event form is added.

ra (primitive: energy/force), ki (primitive: motion), ra-ki-mu (W012: engine), go (primitive: causation), de (primitive: decay/deterioration)

Examples

"go [la-ra-ki lo-su-mu de] du [de-ki]" — because the storm decayed the structure, result: collapse (S028)

In the corpus

2 attestations.

S#	Tonesu
S028	`go [la-ra-ki lo-su-mu de] du [de-ki]` Because [the storm decayed the structure], result: [collapse].
S358	`la-ra-ki lo-ma-ki ki-re` The wind moved over the waters.
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ra-ki · W038