sumon

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A form of sum — A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

OriginRussian сумон ← tyv сумон ← Mongolian ᠰᠤᠮᠤ →
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Meanings

nounsumon (plural sumons)

plural sumons

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Mongolic*sumun“arrow”
  2. mncᠨᡳᡵᡠ“a large arrow, militia company, district”
  3. Mongolianᠰᠤᠮᠤ
  4. tyvсумон
  5. Russianсумон
  6. Englishsumon

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”).

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Anagrams

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APA

sumon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sumon

MLA

“sumon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sumon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sumon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sumon.

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