sumu

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

OriginMandarin 蘇木 /苏木 ← Mongolian ᠰᠤᠮᠤ ← mnc ᠨᡳᡵᡠ →
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Meanings

nounsumu (plural sumu or sumus)

plural sumus

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sum (“Mongolian administrative division”), sometimes used in relation to Inner Mongolia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Mongolic*sumun“arrow”
  2. mncᠨᡳᡵᡠ“a large arrow, militia company, district”
  3. Mongolianᠰᠤᠮᠤ
  4. Mandarin蘇木 /苏木
  5. Englishsumu

From Mandarin 蘇木 /苏木 (sūmù), from Mongolian ᠰᠤᠮᠤ (sumu), from Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (niru, “a large arrow, militia company, district”). Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *sumun (“arrow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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