"雨" meaning in Old Japanese

See 雨 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ame₂ [romanization], あめ [hiragana]
Etymology: From Proto-Japonic *amay. Cognate with 天 (ame₂, “sky”), as in the location of clouds where water precipitates from. Etymology templates: {{inh|ojp|jpx-pro|*amay|sort=あめ}} Proto-Japonic *amay
  1. rain, rainfall Derived forms: 暴雨, 速雨 (payasame2), 大雨 → 大雨 (alt: *pi1tisame2; *pi1disame2; *pi1same2), 村雨 (murasame2)
    Sense id: en-雨-ojp-noun-nUK0gJYM Categories (other): Old Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages using lite templates
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        },
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