ᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Mongolian
Mongolian | Cyrillic |
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ᠰᠤᠮᠤ (sumu) | сум (sum) |
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *sumun (“arrow”), compare Dongxiang sumu.
The sense 'district' arose during the Qing dynasty as a calque of Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (niru, “a large arrow, militia company, district”).[1]
Noun
ᠰᠤᠮᠤ • (sumu)
Descendants
See also
- ᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠮᠠᠭ (ayimag)
References
- Christopher P. Atwood (2004) Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol empire, New York: Facts on File, Inc, page 523
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