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)

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

Translations

style of throat singing

• Chinese:

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• Dutch: keelzang (nl) m
• Finnish: tuvalainen kurkkulaulu, khoomei (fi)