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White Hmong
Pronunciation
Noun
tsho me nyuam (classifier: lub)
- 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, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 367.