tsho me nyuam

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʂʰɒ˧.me˧.ɲuə̯˩̰/

Noun

tsho me nyuam (classifier: lub)

1. 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.