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💵 Uzbek currency 💵 Kyrgyz currency
som

som

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Official money used in Uzbekistan
  • noun
: som
  • 21 problems still plague this venture, as financial support from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank does not seem to be enough to stabilize the som.

Examples

  • Many foreign tourists exchange their dollars for som when visiting Uzbekistan.

  • The som is used for everyday transactions in Uzbekistan.

  • The value of the som has fluctuated significantly over the past few years.

Surface Forms

som singular
soms plural

Etymology

Som is the Uzbek currency and comes from an old Turkic word som meaning 'pure'. It originally named a pure gold coin, so the name still gives the idea of official, real money.