Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koumiss

/ˈkuːmɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: koumiss
IPA: /ˈkuːmɪs/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[Of a Persian wine] One name for this wine was 黑水晶 "black crystal"; it has also been confused with koumiss."
"Here, for example—a Scythian koumiss vessel, third century B.C. You can clearly see the Greek influence, especially in the friezework."

Etymology

Via French koumis, German Kumiss, from Russian кумы́с (kumýs), borrowed from a Turkic source. Compare Tatar кымыз (qımız), Kazakh қымыз (qımız), Kyrgyz кымыз (kımız), Southern Altai кымыс (kïmïs), Turkish kımız, Azerbaijani qımız, Northern Altai кымыс (kïmïs), etc.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: koumis, Kumiss, кумы́с

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

koumisses (plural) koumis (alternative) koumys (alternative) koumyss (alternative) kumis (alternative) kumiss (alternative) kumisz (alternative) kumys (alternative) kymys (alternative) kymyz (alternative)

Synonyms

kumis

Questions

How do you pronounce koumiss?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkuːmɪs/.
What does koumiss mean?: A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes.
Where does koumiss come from?: It is traced to French.

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