khoomei

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