khoomei
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- khoomii, hoomei, Hoomi, hoomi, Hoomii, khöömei, khöömii, xoomij, khoomi, Xöömij, höömii
- Khoomei, Xoomei, khomei (uncommon)
- xöömii, xöömei, khoomey, xoomii, Hoomei (rare)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Tuvan хөөмей (xöömey) and Mongolian хөөмий (xöömii), ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ (kögemei).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
khoomei (uncountable)
- (music) A style of throat singing, often accompanied by the horsehead fiddle, from Mongolia and eastern Siberia.
Translations[edit]
style of throat singing
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