Hmong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.
name
  1. 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.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Hmong, their culture, or their lect.

Pronunciation

/h(ə)ˈmɒŋ/ /ˈmɒŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hmong.wav /ˈmɔŋ/ /h(ə)ˈmɔŋ/ /ˈmʌŋ/ /ˈmɑŋ/ /h(ə)ˈmɑŋ/

Word forms

Hmong Hmoob Mong Moob

Etymology

From White Hmong Hmoob.

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