Standard Lemma guide

som

det · name · noun · pron · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AA1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

det

Meaning 1

Obsolete spelling of some.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The currency of Kyrgyzstan. Symbol: ⃀.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The currency of Uzbekistan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative form of somm (“sommelier”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of self-organizing map.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: machine learning

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Alternative form of SoM

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of serviceable obtainable market.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Abbreviation of system on a module (“system-on-module”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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10

pron

Meaning 10

Obsolete spelling of some.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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noun

Meaning 11

the basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Kyrgyzstani monetary unit

12

noun

Meaning 12

the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Uzbekistani monetary unit

History

Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Khmer សោម (saom), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Bengali সোম (śōm), a Hindu surname from Sanskrit सोम (soma, “moon”).

From Kyrgyz сом (som) and Uzbek сўм (soʻm) (Cyrillic) / soʻm (Roman), both of which come from the Turkic root *som ("pure [gold]").

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سوم — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 索姆 (suǒmǔ) — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Estonian: somm — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • French: som — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Georgian: სომი (somi) — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Greek: σομ (som) — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Hungarian: szom — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Kazakh: сом (som) — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Kyrgyz: сом (som) — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Lithuanian: somas — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Portuguese: som — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Russian: сом (som) — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Tajik: сӯм (süm) — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Ukrainian: сом (som) — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Uzbek: soʻm — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Uzbek: сўм (soʻm) — national currency of Uzbekistan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 索姆 (suǒmǔ) — national currency of Kyrgyzstan
  • Estonian: somm — national currency of Kyrgyzstan
  • Kazakh: сом (som) — national currency of Kyrgyzstan
  • Kyrgyz: сом (som) — national currency of Kyrgyzstan
  • Portuguese: som — national currency of Kyrgyzstan
  • Russian: сом (som) — national currency of Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajik: сӯм (süm) — national currency of Kyrgyzstan
  • Uzbek: soʻm — national currency of Kyrgyzstan
  • Uzbek: сўм (soʻm) — national currency of Kyrgyzstan