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How to pronounce saum

Say it like SAWM. Saum is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/sɔm/SAWM
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • SAWM
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Saum pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SAWMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

What does saum mean?

noun
  1. fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam
  2. A herbaceous border found at the edge of a woodland patch. It is usually found below and farther out from the woodland than the woody shrub mantel and the tree canopy.

Questions about saying saum

How do you pronounce saum?

Say SAWM. The American pronunciation is /sɔm/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in saum?

Saum is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SAWM.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).