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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
soum
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sowm (“proportion of sheep or cattle for pasture”).

verb

Alternative form of sowm (“determine the proportion of sheep or cattle for pasture”).

noun

plural of som

name

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Etymology

Borrowed from French Soum, itself from Occitan.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

soums (plural) soums (present, singular) souming (participle, present) soumed (participle, past) soumed (past)

Questions

What does soum mean?
Alternative form of sowm (“proportion of sheep or cattle for pasture”).
Where does soum come from?
Borrowed from French Soum, itself from Occitan.

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