Standard Lemma guide

Lahu

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈlɑːˌhuː/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Lahu people or the Lahu language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Lahu people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of an ethnic group that lives mainly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a Loloish language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Loloish

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Lahu Laˇhuˍ.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 拉祜語 /拉祜语 (Lāhùyǔ) — language
  • Thai: ภาษาล่าหู่ (paa-sǎa lâa-hùu) — language
  • Vietnamese: tiếng La Hủ — language
  • Xibe: ᠯᠠᡤᡠ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ (lagu gisun) — language
  • Xibe: ᠯᠠᡥᡠ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ (lahu gisun) — language
  • Burmese: လားဟူ (la:hu) — people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拉祜族 (Lāhùzú) — people
  • Thai: ล่าหู่ (lâa-hùu) — people
  • Thai: ชาวล่าหู่ (chaao lâa-hùu) — people
  • Thai: มูเซอ (muu-səə) — people
  • Thai: ชาวมูเซอ (chaao muu-səə) — people
  • Vietnamese: La Hủ — people
  • Xibe: ᠯᠠᡤᡠ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (lagu uksura) — people
  • Xibe: ᠯᠠᡥᡠ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (lahu uksura) — people