English Explanatory Dictionary

khoomei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A style of throat singing, often accompanied by the horsehead fiddle, from Mongolia and eastern Siberia.

Pronunciation

/kuˈmi/ /koʊˈmi/ /hoʊˈmeɪ/

Word forms

khoomei khoomii hoomei Hoomi Hoomii khöömei khöömii xoomij khoomi Xöömij höömii Xoomei khomei xöömii xöömei khoomey xoomii

Etymology

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

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