luode

Etymology 1
From (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬), of uncertain further origin; theories include relation to  and  (possibly a verb with like ) and relation to etymology 2 (Germanic origin).

Noun

 * 1) northwest

Etymology 2
From, borrowed from (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬) and derived with. Originally meant flood or high tide; the sense "ebb" is a literary invention from the 1830s. See also for further details.

Noun

 * 1) ebb receding tide