name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkoʊmi/
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/koʊmi/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A republic of Russia. Official name: Komi Republic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A region of Russia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A member of an ethnic group chiefly consisting of Komi speakers and descendants of Komi speakers who don't speak the language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Bonus points given to the white player to compensate for the fact that black plays first.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: go
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the Finnic language spoken by the Komi
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Zyrian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Permic
7
noun
Meaning 7
a member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Russian
History
Etymology
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.
Borrowed from Japanese こみ (komi).
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
ziriè
— language
Catalan:
komi
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
可米語 /可米语
(Kěmǐ yǔ)
— language
Czech:
komijština
— language
Danish:
Komi
— language
Estonian:
komi keel
— language
Finnish:
komi
— language
Finnish:
syrjääni
— language
German:
Komi
— language
Hindi:
कोमी
(komī)
— language
Hungarian:
komi nyelv
— language
Hungarian:
komi
— language
Icelandic:
komíska
— language
Ingrian:
komi
— language
Irish:
Coimis
— language
Japanese:
コミ語
(Komi go)
— language
Komi-Permyak:
коми кыв
(komi kyv)
— language
Komi-Zyrian:
коми кыв
(komi kyv)
— language
Korean:
코미어
(komieo)
— language
Latvian:
komiešu
— language
Northern Mansi:
саран
(saran)
— language
Northern Mansi:
саран ла̄тыӈ
(saran lātyň)
— language
Marathi:
कोमी
(komī)
— language
Polish:
język komi
— language
Russian:
ко́ми
(kómi)
— language
Kildin-Sami:
ыжэм кӣлл
(yžem kīll)
— language
Slovak:
komijčina
— language
Slovene:
komijščina
— language
Spanish:
komi
— language
Swedish:
komi
— language
Vietnamese:
tiếng Komi
— language
Arabic:
كُومِي
(kūmī)
— republic
Belarusian:
Ко́мі
(Kómi)
— republic
Bulgarian:
Коми
(Komi)
— republic
Catalan:
Komi
— republic
Chinese Mandarin:
科米
(Kēmǐ)
— republic
Chinese Mandarin:
科米共和國 /科米共和国
(Kēmǐ Gònghéguó)
— republic
Danish:
Komi
— republic
Finnish:
Komi
— republic
Finnish:
Komin tasavalta
— republic
Hungarian:
Komiföld
— republic
Hungarian:
Komi Köztársaság
— republic
Irish:
Coimí
— republic
Japanese:
コミ
(Komi)
— republic
Japanese:
コミ共和国
(Komi Kyōwakoku)
— republic
Komi-Zyrian:
Коми
(Komi)
— republic
Marathi:
कोमी
(komī)
— republic
Tundra Nenets:
Ӈысма
(Ŋisma)
— republic
Polish:
Komi
— republic
Russian:
Ко́ми
(Kómi)
— republic
Kildin-Sami:
Коми Республика
(Komi R’espublika)
— republic
Serbo-Croatian:
Коми
— republic
Serbo-Croatian:
Komi
— republic
Swedish:
Komi
— republic
Thai:
โคมี
(koo-mîi)
— republic
Ukrainian:
Ко́мі
(Kómi)
— republic
Catalan:
komi
— person
Chinese Mandarin:
可米人
(Kēmǐ rén)
— person
Czech:
Komijec
— person
Finnish:
komi
— person
Finnish:
syrjääni
— person
Hungarian:
komi
— person
Hungarian:
zürjén
— person
Irish:
Coimíoch
— person
Japanese:
コミ人
(Komi jin)
— person
Northern Mansi:
саран
(saran)
— person
Marathi:
कोमी
(komī)
— person
Polish:
Komi
— person
Russian:
ко́ми
(kómi)
— person
Chinese Mandarin:
科米人
(Kēmǐ rén)
— ethnic group (plural)
Czech:
Komijci
— ethnic group (plural)
Danish:
Komi
— ethnic group (plural)
Finnish:
komit
— ethnic group (plural)
Finnish:
syrjäänit
— ethnic group (plural)
Hungarian:
komi
— ethnic group (plural)
Hungarian:
zürjén
— ethnic group (plural)
Ingrian:
komit
— ethnic group (plural)
Irish:
Coimígh
— ethnic group (plural)
Japanese:
コミ人
(Komi jin)
— ethnic group (plural)
Latvian:
komi
— ethnic group (plural)
Marathi:
कोमी
(komī)
— ethnic group (plural)
Polish:
Komi
— ethnic group (plural)
Russian:
ко́ми
(kómi)
— ethnic group (plural)
Slovak:
Komijec
— ethnic group (plural)
Slovak:
Komijci
— ethnic group (plural)
Chinese Cantonese:
貼目 /贴目
(tip3muk6)
— bonus points
