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Hmong

/h(ə)ˈmɒŋ/US/ˈmɔŋ/

Hmong noun: a people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.

Noun

Hmong pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.

Proper noun

Hmong

  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.
    Synonyms:
    Miao

Adjective

Hmong

  1. Of or relating to the Hmong, their culture, or their lect.

Hmong meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Hmong in Hindi

people
ह्मोंग hmoṅg

Hmong in Arabic

people
هْمُونْغ hmōnḡ
lect
هْمُونْغ hmūnḡ

Hmong in Malay

people
Hmong
lect
bahasa Hmong

Hmong in Indonesian

people
Hmong
lect
bahasa Hmong
More languagesFewer languages
Hmong in Thai
ม้ง móng, ชาวม้ง chaao móng, แม้ว máew, ชาวแม้ว chaao máew
Hmong in Vietnamese
H'Mông, tiếng H'Mông
Hmong in Myanmar
မုံ mum

Synonyms of Hmong

Forms of Hmong

alternative formHmoob
alternative formMong
alternative formMoob

Origin of Hmong

From White Hmong Hmoob.

Words formed from Hmong

Phrases with Hmong

Words that rhyme with Hmong

26 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Hmong

What does Hmong mean?
Hmong means a people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.
What is Hmong in Hindi?
Hmong in Hindi is ह्मोंग (hmoṅg). See Hmong meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Hmong?
Hmong can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Hmong?
Hmong is pronounced /h(ə)ˈmɒŋ/ (UK).

Words near Hmong in the dictionary

  1. HMNB
  2. HMNZS
  3. HMO
  4. HMOFA
  5. HMOFAs
  6. Hmong
  7. Hmong Daw
  8. Hmong Njua
  9. Hmongic
  10. Hmongness
  11. Hmoob Dawb

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