khoomei

English

Alternative forms

khoomii, hoomei, Hoomi, hoomi, Hoomii, khöömei, khöömii, xoomij, khoomi, Xöömij, höömii
Khoomei, Xoomei, khomei (uncommon)
xöömii, xöömei, khoomey, xoomii, Hoomei (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tuvan хөөмей (xöömey) and Mongolian хөөмий (xöömii), ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ (kögemei).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuˈmi/, /koʊˈmi/, /hoʊˈmeɪ/

Noun

khoomei (uncountable)

(music) A style of throat singing, often accompanied by the horsehead fiddle, from Mongolia and eastern Siberia.

Translations

style of throat singing

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Finnish: tuvalainen kurkkulaulu, khoomei (fi)

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