lao

Translingual

Symbol

lao

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

Aromanian

Etymology

From Greek λαός (laós).

Noun

lao m (definite articulation laolu)

1. people

Synonyms

• mileti
• popul
• ghimtã / gintã

Estonian

Noun

lao

1. genitive singular of ladu

Finnish

Etymology

From Lao ລາວ (lāo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑo/,
• Rhymes: -ɑo
• Syllabification^(key): la‧o

Noun

lao

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• laosilainen

French

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

lao m (uncountable)

1. Lao (language)

Irish

Alternative forms

• laogh (superseded)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lao m (genitive singular lao, nominative plural laonna)

1. calf

Declension

Synonyms

• gamhain (Ulster and Mayo)

Further reading

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

Mandarin

Romanization

lao

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

Usage notes

• 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.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French là-haut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lao/

Adjective

lao

1. upstairs

   Antonym: anba

Adverb

lao

1. upstairs

   Antonym: anba

Preposition

lao

1. over

   Antonym: anba

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lao m (definite singular laoen, uncountable)

1. Lao language

   Synonym: laotisk

References

• “lao” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Alternative forms

• *hlāo

Etymology

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

Adjective

lāo

1. warm (of the weather)

Descendants

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Lao ລາວ (lāo).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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)

Noun

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

1. Lao (person)

Noun

lao m (uncountable)

1. Lao (language)

Swahili

Adjective

lao

1. Ji class inflected form of -ao.

Vietnamese

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:

lao

Wikipedia ^vi

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key):
• (Huế) IPA^(key):
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 癆.

Noun

lao

1. (bệnh ~) (pathology) tuberculosis

Etymology 2

Compare Thai หลาว (lǎao).

Noun

(classifier cây, ngọn) lao • (𨦭)

1. harpoon; javelin; dart

Verb

lao

1. to plunge; to dart

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 牢.

Noun

lao

1. jail; prison

Anagrams

• loa