tsho me nyuam

== White Hmong == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʂʰɒ˧.me˧.ɲuə̯˩̰/ === Noun === tsho me nyuam (classifier: lub) the placenta, afterbirth ==== Cultural notes ==== Traditionally in Hmong society, the placenta of a female child was buried in the bedroom (presumably in ground-floor houses where the floor was earth), while that of a male child was buried at the foot of the main center post of the house. === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 367.