also: やえくも
noun
layers of clouds; multilayered clouds
Refers to clouds piled up in layers, often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.
空には八重雲がかかっていた。
Layers of clouds hung in the sky.
Compound of 八重 (yae, 'multilayered') and 雲 (kumo, 'cloud'). The reading やえぐも is standard; やえくも is a less common variant.