English Explanatory Dictionary

sumu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

sumu sumus

Etymology

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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