What is "padaung"

n. A member of a tribe of Burma's Kayan ethnic group, known for wearing copper neck rings. n. Their language.

Padaung is a river village in Homalin Township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located on the bank of the Chindwin River next to Maungkan.

Padaung ("copper neck") may refer to:

• A tribe of Burma's Kayan ethnic group, known for wearing copper neck rings.
• Padaung language, spoken by the Kayan people of Burma
• Padaung (village)
• Padaung Island, Rakhine, Myanmar
• Padung (earring) a type of earring worn by the Karo people of northern Sumatra