somon

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somon

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From Russian сомон (somon), from Buryat сомон (somon), from Mongolian ᠰᠤᠮᠤ (sumu). Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *sumun (“arrow”).

noun somons

alternative Alternative form of sum (“Mongolian administrative division”), particularly in relation to Buryatia, Russia. Next day we drove through hilly pasture, in which we observed two large flocks of cranes, to Kharkorin, once the imperial city of Ogodei Khan, now a somon centre and state farm lying in a great plain encircled by mountains.

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

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

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

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@misc{somon_2026,
  title = {somon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/somon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}