White Hmong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From siv (“sash, belt”) + a second element of unknown interpretation ceeb.
Pronunciation[edit]
siv ceeb (classifier: txoj)
- a sivceeb: a variegated headband traditionally worn by Hmong women around the phuam (the traditional Hmong turban)
References[edit]
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 295.