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komi

/koʊmi/

komi noun: bonus points given to the white player to compensate for the fact that black plays first.

Noun (1)

komi (uncountable)

  1. (go) Bonus points given to the white player to compensate for the fact that black plays first.

Proper noun capitalized: Komi

IPA/ˈkoʊmi/

Komi

  1. A Finno-Ugric language currently spoken by 200,000 to 400,000 people, depending on source and definition of "speaker", in northeastern European part of Russia.
  2. A republic of Russia. Official name: Komi Republic.
  3. A region of Russia.

Noun (2) capitalized: Komi

IPA/ˈkoʊmi/

Komi (plural Komis or Komi)

  1. A member of an ethnic group chiefly consisting of Komi speakers and descendants of Komi speakers who don't speak the language.
    • In 1376 he set out to establish his mission among the Komi people of the Perm’ region, and achieved enough success for the Metropolitan to make him bishop […].2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, page 519
    Synonyms:
    Zyrian

Synonyms of komi

Forms of komi

pluralKomis
pluralKomi

Origin of komi

Borrowed from Japanese こみ (komi).

An endonym, used by the Finno-Permic Komi people to refer to themselves, probably through Russian коми (komi). See Komi-Zyrian коми (komi) for further etymology.

Words formed from komi

Phrases with komi

Questions about komi

What does komi mean?
Komi means bonus points given to the white player to compensate for the fact that black plays first.
What part of speech is komi?
Komi can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce komi?
Komi is pronounced /koʊmi/.
What is the plural of komi?
The plural of komi is Komis.

Words near komi in the dictionary

  1. Komensky
  2. Komering
  3. Komfa
  4. komfyt
  5. komfyts
  6. komi
  7. Komi Republic
  8. Komi-Permiak
  9. Komi-Permyak
  10. Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug
  11. Komi-Permyak Okrug

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