thom khwm

White Hmong

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɒ˩̰.kʰɨ˩̰/

Noun

thom khwm (classifier: nkawm (for pairs))

1. socks

   Synonyms: thoom thaub, hnab looj taw

References

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