thom khwm

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Chinese 套 (tào, “to cover, sheath; a suit”) + 褲／裤 (kù, “trousers, pants”), interpreted in Hmong as a fixed compound meaning "leggings".^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tʰɒ˩̰.kʰɨ˩̰/

Noun edit

thom khwm (classifier: nkawm (for pairs))

socks
Synonyms: thoom thaub, hnab looj taw

References edit

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 341.

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