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sumon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
sumon
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sum (“Mongolian administrative division”), particularly in relation to Tuva, Russia.

Etymology

From Russian сумон (sumon), from Tuvan сумон (sumon), from Mongolian ᠰᠤᠮᠤ (sumu), a calque of Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (niru, “a large arrow, militia company, district”). Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *sumun (“arrow”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: сумон, ᠰᠤᠮᠤ, ᠨᡳᡵᡠ, *sumun

Inflected Forms

sumons (plural)

Questions

What does sumon mean?
Alternative form of sum (“Mongolian administrative division”), particularly in relation to Tuva, Russia.
Where does sumon come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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