“cloud”
15 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them open a name against 4 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Banshee, has 2.
Neala initial · Neal initial
- Nealagruaige
Neala cloud + gruaige hair
cloud hair
- Nealatuama
Neala cloud + tuama tomb
cloud tomb
- Nealamarbhna
Neala cloud + marbhna elegy
cloud elegy
- Nealtir
Neal cloud + tir land
cloud land
- Nealtost
Neal cloud + tost hush
cloud hush
- Nealgallan
Neal cloud + gallan standing stone
cloud standing stone
Megh initial · Megha initial
- Meghdas
Megh cloud + das servant
cloud servant
- Meghkishor
Megh cloud + kishor youth
cloud youth
- Meghvardhan
Megh cloud + vardhan increasing
cloud increasing
- Meghamohini
Megha cloud + mohini enchanting
cloud enchanting
- Meghaila
Megha cloud + ila earth
cloud earth
- Meghakumari
Megha cloud + kumari maiden
cloud maiden
nube final
- Quietonube
Quieto quiet + nube cloud
quiet cloud
- Linonube
Lino thread + nube cloud
thread cloud
- Lietonube
Lieto glad + nube cloud
glad cloud
nephos final
- Boreonephos
Boreo northern + nephos cloud
northern cloud
- Kyklonephos
Kyklo circular + nephos cloud
circular cloud
- Pachnonephos
Pachno frosty + nephos cloud
frosty cloud
Yun initial
- Yundong
Yun cloud + dong east
cloud east
- Yunke
Yun cloud + ke overcome
cloud overcome
- Yunfu
Yun cloud + fu fortune
cloud fortune
Nub initial
- Nubterra
Nub cloud + terra land
cloud land
- Nuberia
Nub cloud + eria realm
cloud realm
- Nubania
Nub cloud + ania country
cloud country
sky final
- Wolfsky
Wolf grey wolf + sky cloud
grey wolf cloud
- Dusksky
Dusk failing light + sky cloud
failing light cloud
- Huntsky
Hunt game seeking + sky cloud
game seeking cloud
Cloudvar initial
- Cloudvarrikur
Cloudvar cloud + rikur ruler
cloud ruler
- Cloudvarsvalur
Cloudvar cloud + svalur silence
cloud silence
- Cloudvarhalur
Cloudvar cloud + halur hall
cloud hall
Kumo initial
- Kumotori
Kumo cloud + tori bird
cloud bird
- Kumoame
Kumo cloud + ame rain
cloud rain
- Kumomichi
Kumo cloud + michi path
cloud path
Sky initial
- Skyfen
Sky cloud + fen quagmire
cloud quagmire
- Skyhus
Sky cloud + hus dwelling
cloud dwelling
- Skyvik
Sky cloud + vik bay
cloud bay
Nub initial
- Nubgaia
Nub cloud + gaia earth
cloud earth
- Nubiculum
Nub cloud + iculum tool
cloud tool
- Nubaster
Nub cloud + aster star
cloud star
nuee final
- Vesperanuee
Vespera evening + nuee cloud
evening cloud
- Fidanuee
Fida faithful + nuee cloud
faithful cloud
- Glacianuee
Glacia icy + nuee cloud
icy cloud
Sky initial
- Skysong
Sky cloud + song sung tune
cloud sung tune
- Skyhollow
Sky cloud + hollow small valley
cloud small valley
- Skyward
Sky cloud + ward guard
cloud guard
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “cloud”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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