khoomei

English

Alternative forms
alternative forms
  • khoomii
  • hoomei
  • Hoomi
  • hoomi
  • Hoomii
  • hoomi
  • khöömei
  • khöömii
  • xoomij
  • khoomi
  • Xöömij
  • höömii
  • Khoomei (uncommon)
  • Xoomei (uncommon)
  • khomei (uncommon)
  • xöömii (rare)
  • xöömei (rare)
  • khoomey (rare)
  • xoomii (rare)
  • Hoomei (rare)

Etymology

From Tuvan хөөмей (höömäy) and Mongolian хөөмий (höömij).

Noun

khoomei (uncountable)

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