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khoomei

/kuˈmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khoomei
IPA
/kuˈmi/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: хөөмий

Usage

Inflected Forms

khoomii (alternative) hoomei (alternative) Hoomi (alternative) Hoomii (alternative) khöömei (alternative) khöömii (alternative) xoomij (alternative) khoomi (alternative) Xöömij (alternative) höömii (alternative) Xoomei (alternative, uncommon) khomei (alternative, uncommon)

Questions

How do you pronounce khoomei?
The recorded pronunciation is /kuˈmi/.
What does khoomei mean?
A style of throat singing, often accompanied by the horsehead fiddle, from Mongolia and eastern Siberia.
Where does khoomei come from?
Borrowed from Tuvan хөөмей (xöömey) and Mongolian хөөмий (xöömii), ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ (kögemei).

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