siv ceeb

White Hmong

Etymology

From siv (“sash, belt”) + a second element of unknown interpretation ceeb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂi˧˦.cẽ˥/

Noun

siv ceeb (classifier: txoj)

1. a sivceeb: a variegated headband traditionally worn by Hmong women around the phuam (the traditional Hmong turban)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 295.