Hmong

noun

plural Hmong
1
: a member of a mountain-dwelling people inhabiting southeastern China and the northern parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand
2
: the language of the Hmong people

Examples of Hmong in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cross Country Academics/other: National Honor Society, Link Crew, WEB Leader, Hmong Club, Feed My Starving Children, National History Day honorable mention, Twin Cities in Motion College choice: Minnesota Heidi Barber School: White Bear Lake Athletics: Football. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024 Pai Yang expanded it in 2016 with a larger food court, event space, offices for health care providers, and more stalls for vendors to sell food items, traditional Hmong clothing and other goods. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024 The Hmong American Women’s Association, which serves the Hmong and southeast Asian community, has advocates available at 414-930-9352 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024 Elijah is Hmong and White with dark blonde hair and brown eyes. Christina Coulter, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024 Hong said it’s been a decades-long push to get Asian and Hmong Americans recognition in the classroom, and similar bills had previously fallen flat. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024 Last season, notable additions to the ballpark’s food roster included Union Hmong Kitchen and Official Fried Chicken, both of which are returning. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2024 These were some of the findings: Poverty rates vary greatly across the group, with Burmese, Hmong and Mongolian having some of the highest poverty rates among Asian Americans. Mansee Khurana, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024 The Hmong American Women’s Association, which serves the Hmong and southeast Asian community, has advocates available at (414) 930-9352 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Hmong hmoŋ (with high level tone), a self-designation

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Hmong was in 1977

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“Hmong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hmong. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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