"khoomei" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kuˈmi/, /koʊˈmi/, /hoʊˈmeɪ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Tuvan хөөмей (xöömey) and Mongolian хөөмий (xöömii), ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ (kögemei). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|tyv|хөөмей}} Borrowed from Tuvan хөөмей (xöömey), {{bor|en|mn|хөөмий}} Mongolian хөөмий (xöömii) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} khoomei (uncountable) Forms: khoomii [alternative], hoomei [alternative], Hoomi [alternative], hoomi [alternative], Hoomii [alternative], khöömei [alternative], khöömii [alternative], xoomij [alternative], khoomi [alternative], Xöömij [alternative], höömii [alternative], Khoomei [alternative, uncommon], Xoomei [alternative, uncommon], khomei [alternative, uncommon], xöömii [alternative, rare], xöömei [alternative, rare], khoomey [alternative, rare], xoomii [alternative, rare], Hoomei [alternative, rare]
  1. (music) A style of throat singing, often accompanied by the horsehead fiddle, from Mongolia and eastern Siberia. Wikipedia link: khoomei Tags: uncountable Translations (style of throat singing): 呼麥 /呼麦 (hūmái) (Chinese Mandarin), keelzang [masculine] (Dutch), tuvalainen kurkkulaulu (Finnish), khoomei (Finnish)
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