Som

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As an acronym, SOM may have any of the following meanings:

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The name Som or its derivatives may refer to one of several currencies of Turkic-speaking countries in Central Asia:

In the Soviet Union, speakers of Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek called the ruble the som, and this name appeared written on the back of banknotes. The word som (sometimes transliterated "sum" or "soum") means "pure" in Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uyghur and Uzbek, as well as in many other Turkic languages. The word implies "pure gold".

Others: