adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world. plural, plural-only
2. 2
   a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong wordnet
3. 3
   a people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States wordnet

Adjective

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

Adjective

1. 1
   of or related to the Hmong people or their language or their culture wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 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

All synonyms

hmong languagehmong languagemiaomiaomiaomiao language

Example

More examples

"I don't need a Hmong dictionary."

Etymology

From White Hmong Hmoob.

Related phrases

dialect cluster

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.