phuam

== White Hmong == === Etymology === Borrowed from Chinese 帕 (pà, “headscarf; to wrap”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʰuə̯˩̰/ === Noun === phuam (classifier: daim) a cloth, a rag a towel 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.