Hmong Definition

hmông
hmong
noun
A member of a people living in highland areas of Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and S China.
Webster's New World
Any of the Hmong-Mien languages of spoken by the Hmong.
American Heritage
The Tai language of this people.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • miao
  • Hmong language
pronoun
A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.
Wiktionary

The lect spoken by these people, which is a cluster of a large number of lects which are sometimes considered dialects and sometimes separate languages.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of or relating to the Hmong, their culture, or their lect.
Wiktionary

Origin of Hmong

  • Hmong Hmoob (with oo) (spelling nasalized o) (and final b) (indicating high level tone)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From White Hmong Hmoob.

    From Wiktionary

Hmong Sentence Examples

  • Cambodia - Hmong Stories This site offers a treasure trove of traditional Hmong, Cambodian and Vietnamese stories.

  • The materials are offered in English, with some versions available in Spanish and Hmong.

  • In Northeast Thailand, Hmong women go through labor without uttering a sound.

  • One such seller, Lantainterworld, based in Thailand, offers a Hmong handmade woven boho tote in a gorgeous fabric with intricate detailing.

  • Applying by phone allows people to submit their information in English, Hmong, Spanish, or Somali, but filing online is the fastest way to get your application processed.

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Words Starting With

HHM

Words Ending With

GNGONG

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Hmong

Words Starting With H and Ending With G

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