Shum

S1H4U1M3

proper noun

A surname.

OriginCantonese 岑 →
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Meanings

proper nounShum (plural Shums)

plural Shums

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pumpkin-on-a-stick

Origin

  1. Cantonese沈
  2. Cantonese岑
  3. EnglishShum

Borrowed from Cantonese 岑 (sam4) or Cantonese 沈 (sam2), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Shum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shum

MLA

“Shum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shum.

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