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