Etymology

Cognate with Tatar сум ‎(sum, “rouble”), Kazakh сом ‎(som, “Kazakhstan's national currency”), Kyrgyz сом ‎(som, “Kyrgyzstan's national currency”), Uzbek so'm ‎(“Uzbekistan's national currency”), Uyghur سوم ‎(som, “ruble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hum]
• Hyphenation: һум (one syllable)