# Lao
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Lao ລາວ (lāo).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laʊ/, /ˈlɑːoʊ/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -aʊ
Wikiquote

### Noun

Lao (countable and uncountable, plural Lao or Laos)
* (countable) A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.
* (uncountable) The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai.

#### Translations
### Adjective

Lao (not comparable)
* Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language.

#### Synonyms

* Laotian

#### Derived terms

* Laoland
* Laoness
* Lao PDR

#### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Lao terms

#### Further reading

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

### Proper noun

Lao
* A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Airport; Alegria; Alta Vista; Bagong; Bagong Buhay; Bantigue; Barangay East; Barangay North; Barangay South; Barangay West; Batuan; Bayog; Biliboy; Borok; Cabaon-an; Cabintan; Cabulihan; Cagbuhangin; Camp Downes; Can-adieng; Can-untog; Catmon; Cogon Combado; Concepcion; Curva; Danao; Danhug; Dayhagan; Dolores; Domonar; Don Felipe Larrazabal; Don Potenciano Larrazabal; Donghol; Doña Feliza Z. Mejia; Esperanza; Gaas; Green Valley; Guintigui-an; Hibunawon; Hugpa; Ipil; Juaton; Kadaohan; Labrador; Lao; Leondoni; Libertad; Liberty; Licuma; Liloan; Linao; Luna; Mabato; Mabini; Macabug; Magaswi; Mahayag; Mahayahay; Manlilinao; Margen; Mas-in; Matica-a; Milagro; Monterico; Nasunogan; Naungan; Nueva Sociedad; Nueva Vista; Patag; Punta; Quezon, Jr.; Rufina M. Tan; Sabang Bao; Salvacion; San Antonio; San Isidro; San Jose; San Juan; San Pablo; San Vicente; Santo Niño; Sumangga; Tambulilid; Tongonan; Valencia — barangays of Ormoc

### Anagrams

* -ola, AOL, LOA, Loa, OAL, Ola, loa, ola

## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Lao
* Synonym of Laosiaans (the Lao language)

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός (Laós), likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”), common in hydronyms. The first vowel may have derived from an O-grade or from the zero-grade, depending on the language it was borrowed through.

### Proper noun

Lao ?
* A river in Calabria

### References

* ↑ DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992

### Anagrams

* alo, alo-, alò, loa, olà

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Hokkien 劉／刘 (Lâu) or 留 (Lâu) & Cantonese 劉／刘 (Lau$^4$), via English Lao. Doublet of Lew and Liu.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈlaw/ [ˈlaʊ̯]
* Rhymes: -aw
* Syllabification: Lao

### Proper noun

Lao (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ᜔)
* a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
* a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

#### See also

* Lew

### Anagrams

* loa, ola, alo

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Lao
* Lao, a person from Laos

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
Lao
Laolar
definite accusative
Laoyu
Laoları
dative
Laoya
Laolara
locative
Laoda
Laolarda
ablative
Laodan
Laolardan
genitive
Laonun
Laoların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
Laom
Laolarım
2nd singular
Laon
Laoların
3rd singular
Laosu
Laoları
1st plural
Laomuz
Laolarımız
2nd plural
Laonuz
Laolarınız
3rd plural
Laoları
Laoları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
Laomu
Laolarımı
2nd singular
Laonu
Laolarını
3rd singular
Laosunu
Laolarını
1st plural
Laomuzu
Laolarımızı
2nd plural
Laonuzu
Laolarınızı
3rd plural
Laolarını
Laolarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
Laoma
Laolarıma
2nd singular
Laona
Laolarına
3rd singular
Laosuna
Laolarına
1st plural
Laomuza
Laolarımıza
2nd plural
Laonuza
Laolarınıza
3rd plural
Laolarına
Laolarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
Laomda
Laolarımda
2nd singular
Laonda
Laolarında
3rd singular
Laosunda
Laolarında
1st plural
Laomuzda
Laolarımızda
2nd plural
Laonuzda
Laolarınızda
3rd plural
Laolarında
Laolarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
Laomdan
Laolarımdan
2nd singular
Laondan
Laolarından
3rd singular
Laosundan
Laolarından
1st plural
Laomuzdan
Laolarımızdan
2nd plural
Laonuzdan
Laolarınızdan
3rd plural
Laolarından
Laolarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
Laomun
Laolarımın
2nd singular
Laonun
Laolarının
3rd singular
Laosunun
Laolarının
1st plural
Laomuzun
Laolarımızın
2nd plural
Laonuzun
Laolarınızın
3rd plural
Laolarının
Laolarının
Predicative forms
singular
plural
1st singular
Laoyum
Laolarım
2nd singular
Laosun
Laolarsın
3rd singular
Lao Laodur
Laolar Laolardır
1st plural
Laoyuz
Laolarız
2nd plural
Laosunuz
Laolarsınız
3rd plural
Laolar
Laolardır :