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