Lao

Borrowed from Lao ລາວ (lāo).

• IPA^(key): /laʊ/, /ˈlɑːoʊ/

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• Rhymes: -aʊ

Lao (countable and uncountable, plural Lao or Laos)

Wikiquote

1. (countable) A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.
2. (uncountable) The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai.

Lao (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language.
   • 2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths.

• Laotian

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lao terms

• ISO 639-1 code lo, ISO 639-3 code lao (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Lao, lao ⁠

Lao

1. A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Airport; Alegria; Alta Vista; Bagong; Bagong Buhay; Bantigue; Barangay East; Barangay North; Barangay South; Barangay West; Batuan; Bayog; Biliboy; Borok; Cabaon-an; Cabintan; Cabulihan; Cagbuhangin; Camp Downes; Can-adieng; Can-untog; Catmon; Cogon Combado; Concepcion; Curva; Danao; Danhug; Dayhagan; Dolores; Domonar; Don Felipe Larrazabal; Don Potenciano Larrazabal; Donghol; Doña Feliza Z. Mejia; Esperanza; Gaas; Green Valley; Guintigui-an; Hibunawon; Hugpa; Ipil; Juaton; Kadaohan; Labrador; Lao; Leondoni; Libertad; Liberty; Licuma; Liloan; Linao; Luna; Mabato; Mabini; Macabug; Magaswi; Mahayag; Mahayahay; Manlilinao; Margen; Mas-in; Matica-a; Milagro; Monterico; Nasunogan; Naungan; Nueva Sociedad; Nueva Vista; Patag; Punta; Quezon, Jr.; Rufina M. Tan; Sabang Bao; Salvacion; San Antonio; San Isidro; San Jose; San Juan; San Pablo; San Vicente; Santo Niño; Sumangga; Tambulilid; Tongonan; Valencia — barangays of Ormoc

• -ola, AOL, LOA, Loa, OAL, Ola, loa, ola

Lao

1. synonym of Laosiaans (the Lao language)

From Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός (Laós), likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”), common in hydronyms. The first vowel may have derived from an O-grade or from the zero-grade, depending on the language it was borrowed through.^[1]

Lao ?

1. a river in Calabria

• alo, alo-, alò, loa, olà

From Hokkien 劉／刘 (Lâu) or 留 (Lâu) & Cantonese 劉／刘 (Lau⁴), via English Lao. Doublet of Lew and Liu.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlaw/ [ˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: Lao

Lao (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
2. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

• Lew

• loa, ola, alo

Lao

1. , a person from Laos