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Hmong

  • /h(ə)ˈmɒŋ/ UK
  • /ˈmɒŋ/ UK
  • /ˈmɔŋ/ US
  • /h(ə)ˈmɔŋ/ US
  • /ˈmʌŋ/ US
  • /ˈmɑŋ/ cot caught merger
  • /h(ə)ˈmɑŋ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒŋ

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From White Hmong Hmoob.

noun Hmoob · Mong · Moob

  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 Hmoob · Mong · Moob

  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.

    Similar: Miao

adjective Hmoob · Mong · Moob

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

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noun people

Españolmiao, hmong
한국어먀오족 Myao-jok, 몽족 Mong-jok
日本語ミャオ族 Myao-zoku, モン族 Mon-zoku
中文苗族 Miáozú
हिन्दीह्मोंग hmoṅg
Portuguêshmong
Françaishmong
DeutschMiao
Italianohmong
Русскиймя́о mjáo, хмонг xmong
Tiếng ViệtH'Mông
العربيةهْمُونْغ hmōnḡ

name lect

日本語ミャオ語 Myao-go
中文苗語 /苗语 Miáoyǔ
Portuguêshmong
Русскийхмонг xmong, мя́о mjáo
Tiếng Việttiếng H'Mông
العربيةهْمُونْغ hmūnḡ

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@misc{hmong_2026,
  title = {Hmong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hmong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}