sprinkle vs rain

sprinkle and rain both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sprinkle	Yes	No	Yes	No
rain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rain is a hypernym of sprinkle; that is, rain is a word with a broader meaning than sprinkle:

Other hypernyms of sprinkle include rain down.

sprinkle (noun)	rain (noun)
the act of sprinkling or splashing water	anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby	water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
	drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

sprinkle (verb)	rain (verb)
scatter with liquid; wet lightly	precipitate as rain
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
distribute loosely
rain gently