Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

komi

/ˈkoʊmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: ko-mi
IPA: /ˈkoʊmi/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

A republic of Russia. Official name: Komi Republic.

name

A region of Russia.

noun

A member of an ethnic group chiefly consisting of Komi speakers and descendants of Komi speakers who don't speak the language.

noun

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Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In 1376 he set out to establish his mission among the Komi people of the Perm’ region, and achieved enough success for the Metropolitan to make him bishop […]."

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.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: коми

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Komis (plural)

Phrases

reverse komi

Frequently Paired Words

Syktyvkar

Synonyms

Komi-Zyrian Zyrian Zyryan zyrian language komi language

Homonyms

comby

Rhymes With

naomi homey salome foamy loamy romey salomi tomey

Questions

How do you pronounce komi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊmi/.
What does komi mean?: 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.
Where does komi come from?: It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce komi

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