Etymology

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Today it means: The currency of Kyrgyzstan. Symbol: ⃀. Full definition →

Kyrgyz сом ← Uzbek сўм
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som · noun1

  1. Uzbek · derived fromсўм
  2. Kyrgyz · derived fromсом
  3. English todaysom

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

Som · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromसोम“moon”
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromসোম
  3. Khmer · borrowed fromសោម
  4. English todaySom

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Khmer សោម (saom), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Bengali সোম (śōm), a Hindu surname from Sanskrit सोम (soma, “moon”).

Words from the same roots

Kyrgyzсом all →

Sanskritसोम all →

soma

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