"Shum" meaning in English

See Shum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Shums [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 岑 (sam4) or Cantonese 沈 (sam2). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|岑|tr=sam4}} Cantonese 岑 (sam4), {{der|en|yue|沈|tr=sam2}} Cantonese 沈 (sam2) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Shums}} Shum (plural Shums)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "岑",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Shum-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
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        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shums",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        "English terms derived from Cantonese",
        "English uncountable nouns",
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        "A surname."
      ],
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