phuam

White Hmong

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 帕 (pà, “headscarf; to wrap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰuə̯˩̰/

Noun

phuam (classifier: daim)

1. a cloth, a rag
2. a towel
3. a turban

   (specifically) the black cloth headdress worn by Hmong women as a kind of turban

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 246.