# lao
## Translingual
### Symbol

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

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Lao terms

## Aromanian
### Etymology

From Greek λαός (laós).

### Noun

lao m (definite articulation laolu)
* people

#### Synonyms

* mileti
* popul
* ghimtã / gintã

## Estonian
### Noun

lao
* genitive singular of ladu

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Lao ລາວ (lāo).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑo/, [ˈlɑ̝o̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑo
* Hyphenation: lao

### Noun

lao
* Lao, Laotian (ethnic Lao person)
* Lao, Laotian (language)

#### Usage notes

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

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lao (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laoni
laoni
accusative
nom.
laoni
laoni
gen.
laoni
genitive
laoni
laojeni
partitive
laoani
laojani
inessive
laossani
laoissani
elative
laostani
laoistani
illative
laooni
laoihini
adessive
laollani
laoillani
ablative
laoltani
laoiltani
allative
laolleni
laoilleni
essive
laonani
laoinani
translative
laokseni
laoikseni
abessive
laottani
laoittani
instructive
comitative
—laoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laosi
laosi
accusative
nom.
laosi
laosi
gen.
laosi
genitive
laosi
laojesi
partitive
laoasi
laojasi
inessive
laossasi
laoissasi
elative
laostasi
laoistasi
illative
laoosi
laoihisi
adessive
laollasi
laoillasi
ablative
laoltasi
laoiltasi
allative
laollesi
laoillesi
essive
laonasi
laoinasi
translative
laoksesi
laoiksesi
abessive
laottasi
laoittasi
instructive
comitative
—laoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laomme
laomme
accusative
nom.
laomme
laomme
gen.
laomme
genitive
laomme
laojemme
partitive
laoamme
laojamme
inessive
laossamme
laoissamme
elative
laostamme
laoistamme
illative
laoomme
laoihimme
adessive
laollamme
laoillamme
ablative
laoltamme
laoiltamme
allative
laollemme
laoillemme
essive
laonamme
laoinamme
translative
laoksemme
laoiksemme
abessive
laottamme
laoittamme
instructive
comitative
—laoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laonne
laonne
accusative
nom.
laonne
laonne
gen.
laonne
genitive
laonne
laojenne
partitive
laoanne
laojanne
inessive
laossanne
laoissanne
elative
laostanne
laoistanne
illative
laoonne
laoihinne
adessive
laollanne
laoillanne
ablative
laoltanne
laoiltanne
allative
laollenne
laoillenne
essive
laonanne
laoinanne
translative
laoksenne
laoiksenne
abessive
laottanne
laoittanne
instructive
comitative
—laoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laonsa
laonsa
accusative
nom.
laonsa
laonsa
gen.
laonsa
genitive
laonsa
laojensa
partitive
laoaan laoansa
laojaan laojansa
inessive
laossaan laossansa
laoissaan laoissansa
elative
laostaan laostansa
laoistaan laoistansa
illative
laoonsa
laoihinsa
adessive
laollaan laollansa
laoillaan laoillansa
ablative
laoltaan laoltansa
laoiltaan laoiltansa
allative
laolleen laollensa
laoilleen laoillensa
essive
laonaan laonansa
laoinaan laoinansa
translative
laokseen laoksensa
laoikseen laoiksensa
abessive
laottaan laottansa
laoittaan laoittansa
instructive
comitative
—laoineen laoinensa :

#### Synonyms

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

#### Related terms

* laosilainen

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

lao m (uncountable)
* 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: /l̪ˠeː/
* (Connacht) IPA: /l̪ˠiː/
* (Ulster) IPA: /l̪ˠiː/, (older) /l̪ˠɯː/

### Noun

lao m (genitive singular lao, nominative plural laonna)
* calf

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
lao
laonna
vocative
a lao
a laonna
genitive
lao
laonna
dative
lao
laonna
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an lao
na laonna
genitive
an lao
na laonna
dative
leis an lao don lao
leis na laonna :

#### 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 [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42

## Mandarin
### Romanization

lao
* Nonstandard spelling of lāo.
* Nonstandard spelling of láo.
* Nonstandard spelling of lǎo.
* 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: /lao/

### Adjective

lao
* upstairs
    Antonym: anba

### Adverb

lao
* upstairs
    Antonym: anba

### Preposition

lao
* over
    Antonym: anba

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

lao m (definite singular laoen, uncountable)
* 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
* warm (of the weather)

#### Descendants

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Lao ລາວ (lāo).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlao/ [ˈla.o]
* Rhymes: -ao
* Syllabification: la‧o

### Adjective

lao m or f (masculine and feminine plural lao or laos)
* Lao (relating to the Lao language)
* Lao (relating to the Lao people)
* Lao (relating to Laos)

### Noun

lao m or f by sense (plural lao or laos)
* Lao (person)

### Noun

lao m (uncountable)
* Lao (language)

## Swahili
### Adjective

lao
* ji class$_{(V)}$ inflected form of -ao

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [laːw˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [laːw˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [laːw˧˧]

### Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 癆.

#### Noun

lao
* (bệnh ~) (pathology) tuberculosis

### Etymology 2

Compare Thai หลาว (lǎao).

#### Noun

(classifier cây, ngọn) lao • (𨦭, 鐒)
* harpoon; javelin; dart

##### Derived terms

* đâm lao phải theo lao

#### Verb

lao
* to plunge; to dart (a long object)
* to dash; to charge, to rush
    xe máy lao vun vút ― the motorbike rushes at high speed
* to put all one's energy and mind into something
    lao vào làm việcto dive into work
    lao đầu vào chỗ chếtto rush headlong into death

### Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 牢.

#### Noun

lao
* jail; prison

### Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

lao
* to lower the bridge girder onto the pier and abutment
    lao cầu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

### Anagrams

* loa