English

Noun

Lao ‎(plural Lao or Laos)

1. A person of Lao ethnicity.

Translations

Proper noun

Lao

1. The official language of Laos (closely related to Thai).

Translations

Adjective

Lao ‎(not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or the Lao language.

Translations

Synonyms

• Laotian

Derived terms

• Laoness

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Lao terms

Anagrams

• AOL, loa, OAL, Ola

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός ‎(Laós).

Proper noun

Lao ?

1. A river that flows in Calabria

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʊ/

Etymology

Min Nan Hokkien 劉 ‎(Lâu).

Proper noun

Lao

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

Zhuang

Proper noun

Lao

1. Laos

Finnish

Noun

lao

1. Lao, Laotian (ethnic Lao person)
2. Lao, Laotian (language)

Declension

Usage notes

Some speakers prefer to use the synonyms laosilainen (person) or laosin kieli (language) in infleced forms, particularly plural.

Synonyms

• (person): laosilainen
• (language): laon kieli

Related terms

• laosilainen

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lóeg, from Proto-Celtic *laygos ‎(“calf”) (compare Welsh llo, Cornish leugh), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- ‎(“cattle”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠeː/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠiː/

Noun

lao m ‎(genitive singular lao, nominative plural laonna)

1. calf

Declension

Synonyms

• gamhain (Ulster)

Mandarin

Romanization

lao

1. Nonstandard spelling of lāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of láo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of lǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of lào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz, whence also Old English hlēow, Old Norse hlær

Adjective

lāo

1. warm (of the weather)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈla.o]

Adjective

lao m, f ‎(plural laos)

1. Lao (language)
2. Lao (person)
3. Lao (of or relating to Laos)

Noun

lao m, f ‎(plural laos)

1. Lao (person)

Proper noun

lao m

1. Lao (language)
2. Lao (ethnic group)

Swahili

Adjective

lao

1. Ji class inflected form of -ao.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [l̪aːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l̻ʲaːw˧˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 癆

Noun

lao

1. (pulmonology) tuberculosis

Etymology 2

Noun

lao

1. harpoon; javelin; dart

Verb

lao

1. to plunge; to dart

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 牢

Noun

lao

1. jail; prison