White Hmong

proper noun

A Hmongic lect spoken in Laos and elsewhere, including among Hmong American communities, and written using the Latin or Pahawh Hmong scripts.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Hmongic lect spoken in Laos and elsewhere, including among Hmong American communities, and written using the Latin or Pahawh Hmong scripts.

    Synonyms: Hmong Daw, White Miao

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA Hmongic lect spoken in Laos and elsewhere, including among Hmong American communities, and written using the Latin or Pahawh Hmong scripts.

Origin

  1. White HmongHmoob Dawb“White Hmong”
  2. EnglishWhite Hmong

Calque of White Hmong Hmoob Dawb (“White Hmong”).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 白苗語 /白苗语
  • 白苗語 /白苗语 (báimiáoyǔ)language
Irish Hmongais Bhán
  • Hmongais Bhánlanguage
Cite this entry
APA

White Hmong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Hmong

MLA

“White Hmong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Hmong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “White Hmong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Hmong.

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