Komi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Finno-Ugric language currently spoken by 200,000 to 400,000 people, depending on source and definition of "speaker", in northeastern European part of Russia.
  2. A republic of Russia. Official name: Komi Republic.
  3. A region of Russia.
noun
  1. A member of an ethnic group chiefly consisting of Komi speakers and descendants of Komi speakers who don't speak the language.
noun
  1. Bonus points given to the white player to compensate for the fact that black plays first.

Pronunciation

/ˈkoʊmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Komi.wav /koʊmi/

Word forms

Komi Komis

Etymology

An endonym, used by the Finno-Permic Komi people to refer to themselves, probably through Russian коми (komi). See Komi-Zyrian коми (komi) for further etymology.

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