"phuam" meaning in White Hmong

See phuam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʰuə̯˩̰/ Forms: daim [classifier]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 帕 (pà, “headscarf; to wrap”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|mww|zh|-}} Borrowed from Chinese, {{zh-l|帕|headscarf; to wrap}} 帕 (pà, “headscarf; to wrap”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} phuam
  1. a cloth, a rag
    Sense id: en-phuam-mww-noun-AbcOQzOB Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 38 38 Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 28 35 37
  2. a towel
    Sense id: en-phuam-mww-noun-uZ8qTThJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 38 38 Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 28 35 37
  3. a turban
    Sense id: en-phuam-mww-noun-5fHULkKQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 38 38 Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 28 35 37
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    {
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        "1": "mww",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "帕",
        "2": "headscarf; to wrap"
      },
      "expansion": "帕 (pà, “headscarf; to wrap”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Chinese 帕 (pà, “headscarf; to wrap”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "daim",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "phuam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 44 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 38 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a cloth, a rag"
      ],
      "id": "en-phuam-mww-noun-AbcOQzOB",
      "links": [
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ],
        [
          "rag",
          "rag"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 44 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 38 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a towel"
      ],
      "id": "en-phuam-mww-noun-uZ8qTThJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "towel",
          "towel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 44 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 38 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(specifically) the black cloth headdress worn by Hmong women as a kind of turban"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a turban"
      ],
      "id": "en-phuam-mww-noun-5fHULkKQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "turban",
          "turban"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰuə̯˩̰/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phuam"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong nouns",
    "White Hmong terms borrowed from Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "帕",
        "2": "headscarf; to wrap"
      },
      "expansion": "帕 (pà, “headscarf; to wrap”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Chinese 帕 (pà, “headscarf; to wrap”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "daim",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "phuam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a cloth, a rag"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ],
        [
          "rag",
          "rag"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a towel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "towel",
          "towel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(specifically) the black cloth headdress worn by Hmong women as a kind of turban"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a turban"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turban",
          "turban"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰuə̯˩̰/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phuam"
}

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