ᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Mongolian edit
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠰᠤᠮᠤ (sumu) | сум (sum) |
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *sumun (“arrow”), compare Dongxiang sumu.
The sense 'district' arose during the Qing dynasty as a calque of Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (niru, “a large arrow, militia company, district”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ᠰᠤᠮᠤ • (sumu)
- arrow, projectile, bullet
- sum (sometimes somon, sumon or sumu) (the second-level civil administrative unit in the Mongolian governance system)
Descendants edit
- → Buryat: сомон (somon)
- → English: sum
- → Mandarin: 蘇木／苏木 (sūmù)
- → English: sumu
- → Tuvan: сумон (sumon)
See also edit
- ᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠮᠠᠭ (ayimag)
References edit
- ^ Christopher P. Atwood (2004) Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol empire, New York: Facts on File, Inc, page 523