laot

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See also: Laot and la'ôt

Finnish

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Noun

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laot

  1. nominative plural of lako

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Madurese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahud, from Proto-Austronesian *lahud.

Noun

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laot

  1. sea, ocean

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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laot m (definite singular laoten, indefinite plural laoter, definite plural laotene)

  1. a Laotian (person from Laos)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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laot m (definite singular laoten, indefinite plural laotar, definite plural laotane)

  1. a Laotian (person from Laos)
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahud influenced by Malay laut, from Proto-Austronesian *lahud. Compare Aklanon eawod (sea), Bikol Central lawod, Cebuano lawod, Ilocano laud, Kapampangan laut, Tausug lawd, Sundanese ᮜᮅᮒ᮪ (laut), Urak Lawoi' ลาโวยจ (lawoc, sea), and Waray-Waray lawod.

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Noun

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laot (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜂᜆ᜔)

  1. deep sea; midsea; high seas
    Synonyms: karagatan, (obsolete) wala
  2. (figurative) midst; middle
    Synonyms: gitna, kalagitnaan
  3. (figurative) tight situation
  4. (figurative) eternity
    Synonyms: kawalang-hanggan, kawalang-wakas, eternidad

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • laot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lahud”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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