Standard Lemma guide

Lao

adj · name · noun · 7 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /laʊ/
  • /ˈlɑːoʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: L AW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Tai

7

noun

Meaning 7

a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Laotian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Lao ລາວ (lāo).

Across languages

Translations

144 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Laosiaans — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Asturian: laosianu — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Belarusian: лао́скі (laóski) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Bulgarian: лао́ски (laóski) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Burmese: လာအို (laui) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老撾的 /老挝的 (Lǎowō de) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Czech: laoský — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Farefare: lao — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Finnish: laosilainen — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Finnish: laonkielinen — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • French: lao — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • French: laotien — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Galician: laosiano — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • German: laotisch — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Hungarian: lao — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Japanese: ラオスの (Raosu no) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Khmer: លាវ (liəw) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Khmer: ឡាវ (laaw) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Korean: 라오스의 (Raoseu-ui) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Lao: ລາວ (lāo) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • : ᦟᦱᧁ (laaw) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Polish: laotański — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Portuguese: laosiano — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Portuguese: laociano — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Romanian: laoțian — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Russian: лао́сский (laósskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Shan: လၢဝ်း (láao) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Spanish: laosiano — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Spanish: de Laos — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Swedish: laotisk — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Tagalog: Laosyano — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Thai: ลาว (laao) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Northern Thai: ᩃᩣ᩠ᩅ — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Ukrainian: лао́ський (laósʹkyj) — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Vietnamese: Lào — of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
  • Afrikaans: Laosiaan — person
  • Albanian: laotián — person
  • Albanian: laotiáne — person
  • Albanian: laosián — person
  • Albanian: laosiáne — person
  • Asturian: laosianu — person
  • Asturian: laosiana — person
  • Basque: laostar — person
  • Bulgarian: лао́сец (laósec) — person
  • Catalan: laosià — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老撾人 /老挝人 (lǎowōrén) — person
  • Czech: Laosan — person
  • Dutch: Laotiaans — person
  • Farefare: laoga — person
  • Finnish: laosilainen — person
  • Finnish: lao — person
  • French: Laotien — person
  • French: Laotienne — person
  • Galician: laosiano — person
  • German: Laote — person
  • German: Laotin — person
  • Gujarati: લાઓશિયન (lāośiyan) — person
  • Hindi: लाओशियन (lāośiyan) — person
  • Hungarian: lao — person
  • Irish: Laosach — person
  • Italian: laotiano — person
  • Italian: laotiana — person
  • Japanese: ラオス人 (raosujin) — person
  • Khmer: លាវ (liəw) — person
  • Korean: 라오스인 (raoseu'in) — person
  • Korean: 라오스 사람 (raoseu saram) — person
  • Lao: ຄົນລາວ (khonlāo) — person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: laot — person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: laot — person
  • Persian: لائوسی (lâ'osi) — person
  • Polish: Laotańczyk — person
  • Polish: Laotanka — person
  • Portuguese: laosiano — person
  • Portuguese: laociano — person
  • Romanian: laoțian — person
  • Romanian: laoțiană — person
  • Russian: лао́сец (laósec) — person
  • Russian: лао́ска (laóska) — person
  • Spanish: laosiano — person
  • Spanish: laosiana — person
  • Spanish: lao — person
  • Swedish: laotier — person
  • Swedish: laotiska — person
  • Tagalog: Laosyano — person
  • Thai: คนลาว (kon-laao) — person
  • Ukrainian: лао́сець (laósecʹ) — person
  • Ukrainian: лао́ска (laóska) — person
  • Vietnamese: người Lào — person
  • Afrikaans: Laosiaans — language
  • Afrikaans: Lao — language
  • Albanian: laotián — language
  • Albanian: laotianísht — language
  • Albanian: laotísht — language
  • Albanian: laosián — language
  • Albanian: laosianísht — language
  • Albanian: laosísht — language
  • Armenian: լաոսերեն (laoseren) — language
  • Belarusian: лао́ская (laóskaja) — language
  • Bulgarian: лао́ски (laóski) — language
  • Burmese: လာအိုစာ (lauica) — language
  • Burmese: လာအိုစကား (lauica.ka:) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老撾語 /老挝语 (lǎowōyǔ) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寮文 (liáowén) — language
  • Czech: laoština — language
  • Danish: laotisk — language
  • Dobrujan Tatar: lawğa — language
  • Dutch: Laotiaans — language
  • Farefare: laore — language
  • Finnish: lao — language
  • French: laotien — language
  • German: Laotisch — language
  • German: Lao — language
  • Greek: Λαοτινή (Laotiní) — language
  • Gujarati: લાઓશિયન (lāośiyan) — language
  • Hindi: लाओशियन (lāośiyan) — language
  • Hungarian: lao — language
  • Indonesian: bahasa Laos — language
  • Irish: Laoisis — language
  • Italian: laotiano — language
  • Japanese: ラオ語 (raogo) — language
  • Japanese: ラオス語 (raosugo) — language
  • Japanese: ラーオ語 (rāogo) — language
  • Khmer: ភាសាលាវ (phiəsaaliəw) — language
  • Korean: 라오어 (rao'eo) — language
  • Lao: ພາສາລາວ (phā sā lāo) — language
  • Malay: Bahasa Lao — language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: laotisk — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: laotisk — language
  • Polish: laotański — language
  • Portuguese: laosiano — language
  • Portuguese: laociano — language
  • Romanian: laoțiană — language
  • Romanian: lao — language
  • Russian: лао́сский (laósskij) — language
  • Slovak: laoština — language
  • Spanish: lao — language
  • Spanish: laosiano — language
  • Swedish: laotiska — language
  • Tagalog: Laosyano — language
  • Thai: ภาษาลาว (paa-sǎa laao) — language
  • Ukrainian: лао́ська (laósʹka) — language
  • Vietnamese: tiếng Lào — language
  • Welsh: Laoeg — language
  • Zhuang: vahlao — language