som

«som» in Mova's school dictionary: the money (currency) of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan (money) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (som — money); fragment; (Ukrainian) noun (som)

meaning for a pupil

1) The som is the money (currency) of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan (money). tree →

2) (Ukrainian) «Som» (сом) means catfish, a big river fish with whiskers; it is not an English word. tree →

3) «Som» is often a fragment of longer words like «some», «somersault» or «blossom». tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths problems about other countries' money, prices may be given in som. In Ukrainian lessons, «сом» is a fish. In English you usually meet it inside «some» or «handsome».

examples

• In Kyrgyzstan, bread costs a few som. tree →
• «Som» in Ukrainian means catfish. tree →
• «Som» is the start of «somersault». tree →
• We changed dollars into som at the airport. tree →
• The fisherman caught a huge som in the river. tree →
• Don't write «som» when you mean «some». tree →

note

Not a standard English word. Sounds like «som» in «sombre». Common spelling mistake: writing «som» for «some».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «som» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.