ລາວ

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Etymology[edit]

Compare Thai ลาว (laao), Northern Thai ᩃᩣ᩠ᩅ, ᦟᦱᧁ (laaw), Shan လၢဝ်း (láao), Khmer ឡាវ (laav), Proto-Austroasiatic *k.raw. More at Lao.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [laːw˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [laːw˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ລາວ
  • Rhymes: -aːw
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Proper noun[edit]

ລາວ (lāo)

  1. Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
    ເມືອງລາວmư̄ang lāoLaos (country)
    ປະເທດລາວpa thēt lāoLaos (country)
  2. Lao, Laotian
    ພາສາລາວphā sā lāoLao, Laotian (language)
    ຄົນລາວkhon lāoLao, Laotian (person)

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Pronoun[edit]

ລາວ (lāo)

  1. he, she, him, her

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