сом
See also: Appendix:Variations of "som"
Kazakh
Cyrillic | сом (som) |
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Arabic | سوم |
Etymology
As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.
Kyrgyz
Etymology
As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *somъ.
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [som]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *somъ.
Declension
Related terms
- сомообра́зные pl (somoobráznyje)
- со́мовые pl (sómovyje)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sôm/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *somъ.
Declension
Etymology 2
The origins of this term are unclear. Possibly because som (catfish) is a big fish. Others believe it is due to the 1000 dinar banknotes of 1955, on which the person depicted appears to have two fish eyes (instead of welding goggles) on his head.
Ukrainian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *somъ.
Declension
Declension of сом
Declension
References
- сом in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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