ᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *sumun (“arrow”), compare Dongxiang sumu.
The sense 'district' arose during the Qing dynasty as a translation of Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (niru, “a large arrow, militia company, district”)[1].
Pronunciation
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Noun
ᠰᠤᠮᠤ • (sumu) (Cyrillic spelling сум (sum))
- arrow, projectile, bullet
- district (the second-level civil administrative unit in the Mongolian governance system (under provinces))
Descendants
- Tuvan: суму (sumu)
See also
- ᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠮᠠᠭ (ayimag)
References
- ^ Christopher P. Atwood (2004) Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol empire, New York: Facts on File, Inc, page 523