Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown

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

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half an arm’s length in front and aside from the forehead, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half an arm’s length in front and aside from the forehead, dominant palm facing down.
  2. Move both hands down to the following posture.
  3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half an arm’s length in front and aside of the chin, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half an arm’s length in front and aside of the chin, dominant palm facing down.
  4. Hold both hands still briefly.
  5. Posture the nondominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of and beside the chest, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of and beside the chest, dominant palm facing down.
  6. Hold both hands still briefly.

Noun

(ASL gloss: RAIN)

1. rain

Derived terms

• 5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown SlowWiggle-SlowWiggle 5@SideTrunkhigh-Palmdown-5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown (“snow”)

Verb

(ASL gloss: RAIN)

1. to rain