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Komi

//ˈkoʊmi// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A republic of Russia. Official name: Komi Republic.
  3. 3
    A region of Russia.
Noun
  1. 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 […]."

  2. 2
    Bonus points given to the white player to compensate for the fact that black plays first. uncountable
  3. 3
    the Finnic language spoken by the Komi wordnet
  4. 4
    a member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese こみ (komi).

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