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“cloud”

11 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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, Giant, has 2.

Giant


Creatures

Cloudvar initial · Cloud initial

  • Cloudvarkaldr

    Cloudvar cloud + kaldr chill

    cloud chill

  • Cloudvarstundar

    Cloudvar cloud + stundar hour

    cloud hour

  • Cloudvarknur

    Cloudvar cloud + knur knuckle

    cloud knuckle

  • Cloudgirdle

    Cloud cloud + girdle girdle

    cloud girdle

  • Cloudhelm

    Cloud cloud + helm helm

    cloud helm

  • Cloudcrown

    Cloud cloud + crown crown

    cloud crown

Angel


Creatures

Cloud initial

  • Cloudspeaker

    Cloud cloud + speaker speaker

    cloud speaker

  • Cloudkindler

    Cloud cloud + kindler kindler

    cloud kindler

  • Cloudsinger

    Cloud cloud + singer singer

    cloud singer

Bard


Tabletop

nube final

  • Tononube

    Tono tone + nube cloud

    tone cloud

  • Largonube

    Largo broad + nube cloud

    broad cloud

  • Dolcenube

    Dolce sweet + nube cloud

    sweet cloud

Chinese


Real world

Yun initial

  • Yunwu

    Yun cloud + wu martial

    cloud martial

  • Yunping

    Yun cloud + ping level

    cloud level

  • Yunming

    Yun cloud + ming bright

    cloud bright

Country


Objects

Nub initial

  • Nubona

    Nub cloud + ona land

    cloud land

  • Nubaria

    Nub cloud + aria realm

    cloud realm

  • Nubusia

    Nub cloud + usia island country

    cloud island country

Dog


People

sky final

  • Cedarsky

    Cedar fragrant wood + sky cloud

    fragrant wood cloud

  • Huntsky

    Hunt game seeking + sky cloud

    game seeking cloud

  • Coopsky

    Coop barrel + sky cloud

    barrel cloud

Japanese


Real world

Kumo initial

  • Kumoyo

    Kumo cloud + yo world

    cloud world

  • Kumomine

    Kumo cloud + mine peak

    cloud peak

  • Kumohara

    Kumo cloud + hara plain

    cloud plain

Mountain


Objects

Cloud initial

  • Cloudband

    Cloud cloud + band rock band

    cloud rock band

  • Cloudben

    Cloud cloud + ben mountain

    cloud mountain

  • Cloudbrae

    Cloud cloud + brae hillside

    cloud hillside

Planet


Objects

Nub initial

  • Nubethos

    Nub cloud + ethos custom

    cloud custom

  • Nubsinus

    Nub cloud + sinus bay

    cloud bay

  • Nubicola

    Nub cloud + icola dweller

    cloud dweller

Werewolf


Creatures

Sky initial

  • Skystride

    Sky cloud + stride long step

    cloud long step

  • Skybane

    Sky cloud + bane undoing

    cloud undoing

  • Skyhollow

    Sky cloud + hollow small valley

    cloud small valley

Senses that travel together

See also

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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