Shum

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Shum

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 岑 (sam4) or Cantonese 沈 (sam2), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

proper noun Shums

A surname.

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"Shum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Shum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shum

Chicago

"Shum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shum.

BibTeX

@misc{shum_2026,
  title = {Shum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}