Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

som

/sˈɑm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
som
IPA
/sˈɑm/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The currency of Kyrgyzstan. Symbol: ⃀.

noun

The currency of Uzbekistan.

pron

Obsolete spelling of some.

Obsolete

det

Obsolete spelling of some.

Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of somm (“sommelier”).

name

A surname.

noun

Initialism of self-organizing map.

noun

Alternative form of SoM

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Kyrgyz сом (som) and Uzbek сўм (soʻm) (Cyrillic) / soʻm (Roman), both of which come from the Turkic root *som ("pure [gold]").

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: сом, сўм, សោម, সোম, सोम

Usage

Inflected Forms

soms (plural) sum (alternative) soum (alternative)

Derived Forms

somever

Phrases

som tam som tum

Frequently Paired Words

som tam som tum SOFM TAM SAM backlog SoC SBC

Homonyms

saam salm

Rhymes With

mom tom bomb calm islam vietnam palm com prom dom rom comm

Questions

How do you pronounce som?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɑm/.
What does som mean?
The currency of Kyrgyzstan. Symbol: ⃀.
Where does som come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce som

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