lao

From English Lao or Lao ລາວ (lāo).

lao

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lao.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lao terms

From Greek λαός (laós).

lao m (definite articulation laolu)

1. people

• mileti
• popul
• ghimtã / gintã

lao

1. genitive singular of ladu

From Lao ລາວ (lāo).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑo/, [ˈlɑ̝o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑo
• Syllabification^(key): la‧o
• Hyphenation^(key): lao

lao

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

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

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

• laosilainen

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lao m (uncountable)

1. Lao (language)

• laogh (superseded)

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

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

lao m (genitive singular lao, nominative plural laonna)

1. calf

• gamhain (Ulster and Mayo)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lao”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42

lao

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

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

From French là-haut.

• IPA^(key): /lao/

lao

1. upstairs

   Antonym: anba

lao

1. upstairs

   Antonym: anba

lao

1. over

   Antonym: anba

lao m (definite singular laoen, uncountable)

1. Lao language

   Synonym: laotisk

• “lao” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• *hlāo

From Proto-West Germanic *hlāu, related to Old English hlēow, Old Norse hlær.

lāo

1. warm (of the weather)

• Middle High German: lā (lāw-)
  • Alemannic German: leew
  • German: lau

From Lao ລາວ (lāo).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlao/ [ˈla.o]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Syllabification: la‧o

lao m or f (masculine and feminine plural lao or laos)

1. Lao (relating to the Lao language)
2. Lao (relating to the Lao people)
3. Lao (relating to Laos)

lao m or f by sense (plural lao or laos)

1. Lao (person)

lao m (uncountable)

1. Lao (language)

lao

1. ji class_(V) inflected form of -ao

• lau

Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *laur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahud, from Proto-Austronesian *lahud.

lao

1. the open sea
2. the horizon
3. an open space
4. a place out of sight or uninhabited

lao

1. distant; out of sight

   I ki na lao. ― It sits out of sight.

• Rickard, R. H., and Methodist Overseas Missions New Guinea District. (1964). A Kuanua Dictionary. Rabaul, New Britain: Methodist Mission Press.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːw˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 癆.

lao

1. (bệnh ~) (pathology) tuberculosis

Compare Thai หลาว (lǎao).

(classifier cây, ngọn) lao • (𨦭, 鐒)

1. harpoon; javelin; dart

• đâm lao phải theo lao

lao

1. to plunge; to dart (a long object)
2. to dash; to charge, to rush

   xe máy lao vun vút ― the motorbike rushes at high speed

3. to put all one's energy and mind into something

   lao vào làm việc

   to dive into work

   lao đầu vào chỗ chết

   to rush headlong into death

Sino-Vietnamese word from 牢.

lao

1. jail; prison

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

lao

1. to lower the bridge girder onto the pier and abutment

   lao cầu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• loa