Lao

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.5.2 Synonyms 1.6 External links 2 Filipino 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Proper noun 3 Mandarin 3.1 Proper noun

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From Lao ລາວ (laaw).

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• IPA: /laʊ/

Wikipedia

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Lao (plural Lao or Laos)

1. A person of Lao ethnicity.

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Singular Lao

Plural -

Lao

1. The official language of Laos (closely related to Thai).

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Lao (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or the Lao language.

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• Laotian

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• ISO 639-1 code lo, ISO 639-3 code lao (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Lao, lao

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[edit] Filipino

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• IPA: /laʊ/

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Min Nan Hokkien 劉 (Lâu).

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Lao

1. A surname of Chinese origin.

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Lao

1. 劉, 刘: common Chinese surname, same as the Chinese character of Liu.
2. 嫪: Lào, a Chinese surname
3. 老: Lǎo, a person from Laos or of Lao descent.