sumu

From Chinese 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”).

sumu (plural sumu or sumus)

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

• USUM, umus

From Proto-Mongolic *sumun, compare Mongolian сум (sum).

• IPA^(key): /suˈmu/, [suˈmu]

sumu

1. arrow

From Proto-Finnic *sumu. Related to sumea, Ingrian sumu, Karelian sumu , Veps sumeg. May be also cognate to Moksha сюне (śuńe). Possible non-Finnic cognates include Northern Sami sopmu (probably borrowed from Finnic).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsumu/, [ˈs̠umu]
• Rhymes: -umu
• Syllabification^(key): su‧mu

sumu

1. fog, mist
2. (astronomy) nebula

• The words sumu, usva and utu all describe "water vapor lightly suspended near the ground", but – strictly speaking – at different degrees. However, they may often be used synonymously with no discretion.
  • Utu describes very light vapor near the ground, especially that occurring in the morning and therefore it is translated usually as "mist" or "haze".
  • Usva describes a bit thicker vapor than utu near the ground, especially when considering the water travelling conditions. Therefore, it is translated usually as "mist", "haze" or "fog".
  • Sumu describes very thick vapor obscuring the visibility near the ground and thus, it is translated usually as "mist" or "fog".

• musu

sumu

1. Rōmaji transcription of すむ

From Arabic سُمّ‎ (summ).

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sumu (n class, plural sumu)

1. poison
2. venom

• → Kikuyu: thumu

Likely through Proto-Ternate-Tidore, from Malay sumur or Javanese ꦱꦸꦩꦸꦂ (sumur), both from Old Javanese sumur.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.mu/

sumu

1. a well

• → Galela: sumu
• → Loloda: sumu
• → Tobelo: humu (Heleworuru, Boeng)
• → Pagu: sumu
• → Tabaru: sumu

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

sumu

1. tomorrow