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, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 295.
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