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Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown
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American Sign Language
Alternative forms
with “5” handshapes 5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown 5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown-5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown 5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown
sideways to indicate rain falling in the wind Claw5@CenterForeheadhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown Claw5@InsideChinhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@InsideChinhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown, Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@CenterForeheadhigh-PalmDown Claw5@InsideChinhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@InsideChinhigh-PalmDown Claw5@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown
Etymology
Suggestive of rain falling, each finger and thumb representing a raindrop.
Production
two
ASL000003.jpg Claw5 SideForeheadhigh PalmDown Claw5 SideForeheadhigh PalmDown
Move both hands down to the following posture.
Claw5 SideChinhigh PalmDown Claw5 SideChinhigh PalmDown
Hold both hands still briefly.
Claw5 SideChesthigh PalmDown Claw5 SideChesthigh PalmDown
Hold both hands still briefly.75px|right|C-handshape palm-down farhand to farside
Noun
noun 5 RAIN ASL000003a.jpg
rain
Derived terms
ase 5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown SlowWiggle-SlowWiggle 5@SideTrunkhigh-Palmdown-5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown snow
Verb
verb 5 RAIN ASL000003a.jpg
to rain