Meanings
alternative Hmoob · alternative Mong · alternative Moob
- pluralplural onlyA people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe lect spoken by these people, which is a cluster of a large number of lects which are sometimes considered dialects and sometimes separate languages.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna 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
nouna language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- White HmongHmoob
- EnglishHmong
From White Hmong Hmoob.
More words from White Hmong
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic هْمُونْغ, هْمُونْغ
- هْمُونْغ (hmōnḡ)people
- هْمُونْغ (hmūnḡ)lect
Chinese Mandarin 苗族, 苗語 /苗语
- 苗族 (Miáozú)people
- 苗語 /苗语 (Miáoyǔ)lect
Danish hmong
- hmongpeople
Dutch Hmong
- Hmongpeople
Finnish hmongit, hmong
- hmongitpeople
- hmonglect
French hmong
- hmongpeople
German Miao
- Miaopeople
Hindi ह्मोंग
- ह्मोंग (hmoṅg)people
Hungarian hmong, hmong
- hmongpeople
- hmonglect
Indonesian Hmong, bahasa Hmong
- Hmongpeople
- bahasa Hmonglect
Irish Hmongais
- Hmongaislect
Italian hmong
- hmongpeople
Japanese ミャオ族, モン族
- ミャオ族 (Myao-zoku)people
- モン族 (Mon-zoku)people
- ミャオ語 (Myao-go)lect
Korean 먀오족, 몽족
- 먀오족 (Myao-jok)people
- 몽족 (Mong-jok)people
Lithuanian Miao, hmongai
- Miaopeople
- hmongaipeople
Malay Hmong, bahasa Hmong
- Hmongpeople
- bahasa Hmonglect
Polish Miao, Hmong
- Miaopeople
- Hmongpeople
Portuguese hmong, hmong
- hmongpeople
- hmonglect
Russian мя́о, хмонг
- мя́о (mjáo)people
- хмонг (xmong)people
- хмонг (xmong)lect
- мя́о (mjáo)lect
Spanish miao, hmong
- miaopeople
- hmongpeople
Swedish miao, hmong
- miaopeople
- hmongpeople
Thai ม้ง, ชาวม้ง
- ม้ง (móng)people
- ชาวม้ง (chaao móng)people
- แม้ว (máew)people
- ชาวแม้ว (chaao máew)people
- ภาษาม้ง (paasăa móng)lect
Turkish Hmonglar
- Hmonglarpeople
Vietnamese H'Mông, tiếng H'Mông
- H'Môngpeople
- tiếng H'Mônglect
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Hmong
Cite this entry
Hmong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hmong
“Hmong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hmong. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hmong,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hmong.
Source: Hmong on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.