khoomei

K5H4O1O1M3E1I1
/kuˈmi//koʊˈmi//hoʊˈmeɪ/

noun

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

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounkhoomei (uncountable)

alternative khoomii · alternative hoomei · alternative Hoomi · alternative hoomi · alternative Hoomii · alternative khöömei · alternative khöömii · alternative xoomij · alternative khoomi · alternative Xöömij · alternative höömii · alternative uncommon Khoomei · alternative uncommon Xoomei · alternative uncommon khomei · alternative rare xöömii · alternative rare xöömei

  1. uncountableentertainmentA style of throat singing, often accompanied by the horsehead fiddle, from Mongolia and eastern Siberia.

Origin

  1. Mongolianхөөмий
  2. tyvхөөмей
  3. Englishkhoomei

Borrowed from Tuvan хөөмей (xöömey) and Mongolian хөөмий (xöömii), ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ (kögemei).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 呼麥 /呼麦
  • 呼麥 /呼麦 (hūmái)style of throat singing
Dutch keelzang
  • keelzangstyle of throat singing
Finnish tuvalainen kurkkulaulu, khoomei
  • tuvalainen kurkkulaulustyle of throat singing
  • khoomeistyle of throat singing
Cite this entry
APA

khoomei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khoomei

MLA

“khoomei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khoomei. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “khoomei,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khoomei.

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