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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French Laos , plural of Lao , from Lao ລາວ ( lāo , “ Lao ” ) . More at Lao .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos
A country in Southeast Asia . Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic . Capital: Vientiane .
Synonym: Laoland
Translations
country in Southeast Asia
Afrikaans: Laos
Albanian: Laos m ( indefinite ) , Laosi (sq) m ( definite )
Amharic: ላዎስ ( lawos )
Arabic: لَاوْس f ( lāws ) , لَاوُس f ( lāwos )
Armenian: Լաոս (hy) ( Laos )
Assamese: লাউচ ( laus )
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܠܵܘܣ f ( laws )
Azerbaijani: Laos (az)
Bashkir: Лаос ( Laos )
Belarusian: Лао́с m ( Laós )
Bengali: লাওস (bn) ( laōs )
Breton: Laos
Bulgarian: Лао́с (bg) m ( Laós )
Burmese: လာအို ( laui )
Catalan: Laos (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 老撾 / 老挝 (zh) ( Lǎowō ) , 寮國 / 寮国 (zh) ( Liáoguó ) ( Taiwan )
Czech: Laos (cs) m
Danish: Laos n
Dhivehi: ލާއޯސް ( lāōs )
Dutch: Laos (nl) n
Esperanto: Laoso (eo)
Estonian: Laos (et)
Farefare: Laogo
Faroese: Laos n
Finnish: Laos (fi)
French: Laos (fr) m
Georgian: ლაოსი (ka) ( laosi )
German: Laos (de) n
Greek: Λάος (el) n ( Láos )
Green Hmong: Los Tsuas , Nplog Teb ( informal )
Hausa: Laos
Hebrew: לָאוֹס f ( laos )
Hindi: लाओस (hi) m ( lāos )
Hungarian: Laosz (hu)
Icelandic: Laos (is) n
Ido: Laos (io)
Indonesian: Laos (id)
Interlingua: Laos
Irish: Laos m
Italian: Laos (it) m
Japanese: ラオス (ja) ( Raosu )
Kazakh: Лаос (kk) ( Laos )
Khmer: លាវ (km) ( liəw ) , ឡាវ (km) ( laaw )
Korean: 라오스 (ko) ( Raoseu )
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: Laos (ku)
Kyrgyz: Лаос (ky) ( Laos )
Lao: ລາວ (lo) ( lāo ) , ເມືອງລາວ ( mư̄ang lāo ) , ປະເທດລາວ ( pa thēt lāo )
Latvian: Laosa (lv) f
Lithuanian: Laosas (lt) m
Lü: ᦟᦱᧁ ( laaw )
Macedonian: Лаос (mk) m ( Laos )
Malay: Laos (ms)
Maltese: Laos (mt)
Maori: Rāoho (mi)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: Лаос (mn) ( Laos )
Mongolian: ᠯᠠᠣᠰ ( laos )
Navajo: Lááʼos
Nepali: लाओस ( lāos )
Norman: Laos m
Northern Thai: ᩃᩣ᩠ᩅ
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Laos (no) n
Nynorsk: Laos (nn) n
Pashto: لاوس m ( lāwos )
Persian:
Dari: لَائوس ( lā'ōs )
Iranian Persian: لائوس (fa) ( lâ'us )
Polish: Laos (pl) m inan
Portuguese: Laos (pt)
Romanian: Laos (ro) n
Russian: Лао́с (ru) m ( Laós )
Santali: ᱞᱟᱣᱚᱥ ( lavôs )
Scots: Laos
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Ла̏ос m
Roman: Lȁos m
Sinhalese: ලාඕසය ( lāōsaya )
Slovak: Laos (sk) m
Slovene: Laos (sl) m
Spanish: Laos (es)
Swahili: Laos
Swedish: Laos (sv) n
Tagalog: Laos (tl)
Tajik: Лаос (tg) ( Laos )
Tatar: Лаос ( Laos )
Telugu: లావోస్ (te) ( lāvōs )
Tetum: Laos
Thai: ลาว (th) ( laao ) , ประเทศ ลาว ( bprà-têet laao ) , เมือง ลาว ( mʉʉang laao )
Tibetan: ལའོ་སུ ( la'o su )
Turkish: Laos (tr)
Turkmen: Laos
Ukrainian: Лао́с (uk) m ( Laós )
Urdu: لاؤس m ( lāos )
Uyghur: لائوس ( la'os )
Uzbek: Laos (uz)
Vietnamese: Lào (vi) , nước Lào
White Hmong: Los Tsuas , Nplog Teb ( informal )
Yiddish: לאַאָס n ( laos )
Yoruba: Laosi
Zhuang: Laujvoh
See also
Vientiane
Appendix:Countries of the world
(countries of Asia ) country of Asia ; Afghanistan , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Bhutan , Brunei , Cambodia , China , Cyprus , East Timor , Georgia , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Jordan , Kazakhstan , Kuwait , Kyrgyzstan , Laos , Lebanon , Malaysia , Maldives , Mongolia , Myanmar , Nepal , North Korea , Oman , Pakistan , Palestine , Philippines , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , South Korea , Sri Lanka , Syria , Taiwan , Tajikistan , Thailand , Turkey , Turkmenistan , United Arab Emirates , Uzbekistan , Vietnam , Yemen
Further reading
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
Laos
plural of Lao
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Laos
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia ; capital: Vientiane )
Further reading
Basque
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos inan
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Declension
Declension of Laos (inanimate, ending in consonant)
Derived terms
See also
(countries of Asia ) Asiako herrialdeak ; Afganistan , Arabiar Emirerri Batuak , Armenia , Azerbaidjan , Bangladesh , Bahrain , Bhutan , Birmania , Brunei , Ekialdeko Timor , Errusia , Filipinak , Georgia , Hego Korea , India , Indonesia , Ipar Korea , Iran , Irak , Israel , Japonia , Jordania , Kanbodia , Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Kuwait , Laos , Libano , Malaysia , Maldivas , Mongolia , Nepal , Oman , Pakistan , Palestina , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Singapur , Siria , Sri Lanka , Tadjikistan , Taiwan , Thailandia , Turkia , Turkmenistan , Txina , Uzbekistan , Vietnam , Yemen , Zipre ,
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Derived terms
Further reading
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Laos
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Laos
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Crimean Tatar
Proper noun
Laos
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m inan (related adjective laoský , demonym Laosan )
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Declension
Declension of Laos (sg-only hard masculine inanimate )
Further reading
“Laos ”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
“Laos ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“Laos ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos n
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Faroese
Etymology
From French Laos , from Lao ລາວ ( lāo , “ Lao ” ) .
Proper noun
Laos n
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Finnish
Etymology
From French Laos .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Originally the plural of Lao .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
(countries of Asia ) pays d’Asie ; Afghanistan , Arabie saoudite , Arménie , Azerbaïdjan , Bahreïn , Bangladesh , Bhoutan , Birmanie , Brunei , Cambodge , Chine , Chypre , Corée du Nord , Corée du Sud , Émirats arabes unis , Géorgie , Inde , Indonésie , Iran , Irak , Israël , Japon , Jordanie , Kazakhstan , Kirghizistan , Koweït , Laos , Liban , Malaisie , Maldives , Mongolie , Népal , Oman , Ouzbékistan , Pakistan , Palestine , Philippines , Qatar , Russie , Singapour , Sri Lanka , Syrie , Tadjikistan , Thaïlande , Timor oriental , Turquie , Turkménistan , Vietnam , Yémen (Category: fr:Countries in Asia )
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos n (proper noun , genitive Laos' or ( with an article ) Laos )
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Derived terms
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English , from French Laos , from Lao ລາວ ( lāo , “ Lao ” ) .
Proper noun
Laos m (genitive Laos )
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of Laos
radical
lenition
eclipsis
Laos
not applicable
not applicable
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
“Laos ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Italian
Proper noun
Laos m
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Derived terms
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Laos
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Laos
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French Laos , plural of Lao , from Lao ລາວ ( lāo , “ Lao ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈla.ɔs/
Rhymes: -aɔs
Syllabification: La‧os
Proper noun
Laos m inan
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Laos in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French Laos .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /lâos/
Hyphenation: La‧os
Proper noun
Lȁos m (Cyrillic spelling Ла̏ос )
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Declension
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m inan (genitive singular Laosu , declension pattern of dub )
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Declension
Declension of Laos
singulare tantum
nominative
Laos
genitive
Laosu
dative
Laosu
accusative
Laos
locative
Laose
instrumental
Laosom
References
“Laos ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2003–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈlaos/
Rhymes: -aos
Syllabification: La‧os
Proper noun
Laos ?
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos n (genitive Laos )
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
References
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Laos .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜂᜐ᜔ )
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Anagrams
Turkish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Declension
Declension of Laos
singular
plural
nominative
Laos
-
definite accusative
Laos'u
-
dative
Laos'a
-
locative
Laos'ta
-
ablative
Laos'tan
-
genitive
Laos'un
-
See also
(countries of Asia ) Asya ülkesi ; Afganistan , Azerbaycan , Bahreyn , Bangladeş , Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri , Bruney , Butan , Çin , Doğu Timor , Endonezya , Ermenistan , Filistin , Filipinler , Güney Kore , Gürcistan , Hindistan , Irak , İran , İsrail , Japonya , Kamboçya , Katar , Kazakistan , Kıbrıs , Kuveyt , Kuzey Kore , Kırgızistan , Laos , Lübnan , Maldivler , Malezya , Mısır , Moğolistan , Myanmar , Nepal , Özbekistan , Pakistan , Rusya , Singapur , Sri Lanka , Suriye , Suudi Arabistan , Tacikistan , Tayland , Tayvan , Türkiye , Türkmenistan , Umman , Ürdün , Vietnam , Yemen
Turkmen
Proper noun
Laos
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Declension
Welsh
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos f (not mutable )
Laos (a country in Southeast Asia )
Derived terms
See also
(countries of Asia ) gwledydd Asia ; Affganistan , Armenia , Aserbaijan , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Bhwtan , Brwnei , Cambodia , Casachstan , Catar , Coweit , Cirgistan , Cyprus , De Corea , Dwyrain Timor , yr Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig , Fietnam , Georgia , Iemen , India , Indonesia , Irac , Iran , Israel , Japan , Gogledd Corea , Gwlad Tai , Gwlad yr Iorddonen , Laos , Libanus , Maleisia , Maldives , Mongolia , Myanmar , Nepal , Oman , Pacistan , Palesteina , y Philipinau , Rwsia , Sawdi Arabia , Singapôr , Sri Lanca , Syria , Taiwan , Tajicistan , Tsieina , Twrci , Tyrcmenistan , Wsbecistan
References
Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995 ) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary , Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN