Hmong
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From White Hmong Hmoob.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /h(ə)ˈmɒŋ/, /ˈmɒŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɔŋ/, /h(ə)ˈmɔŋ/, (also) IPA(key): /ˈmʌŋ/
- (US with the cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈmɑŋ/, /h(ə)ˈmɑŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Noun[edit]
Hmong pl (plural only)
- A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
people
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Proper noun[edit]
Hmong
- 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[edit]
- Miao (in China)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
lect
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Adjective[edit]
Hmong
- Of or relating to the Hmong, their culture, or their lect.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Appendix:White Hmong Swadesh list
- Hmong people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hmong language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading[edit]
- Ethnologue entry for Hmong, hmn
- separate codes exist for 25+ Hmong dialects; see the ISO's page
Categories:
- English terms derived from White Hmong
- English 2-syllable words
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɒŋ
- Rhymes:English/ɒŋ/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English adjectives
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