Laotian

English

Etymology

Laos +‎ -ian, or after French laotien

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʊʃən/, /leɪˈoʊʃən/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -oʊʃən

Noun

Laotian (plural Laotians)

1. A person from the Lao People's Democratic Republic or of Lao descent.

Synonyms

• Lao

Translations

Laotian person — see Lao

Proper noun

Laotian

1. Synonym of Lao (“the official language of Laos”)

Translations

language

• Afrikaans: Laosiaans, Lao
• Arabic: لَاوُسِيَّة f (lāwusiyya)
• Basque: laosera (eu)
• Bulgarian: лаоски m (laoski)
• Catalan: laosià (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 老撾語／老挝语 (zh) (Lǎowōyǔ)

• Dutch: Laotiaans (nl) n
• Finnish: lao (fi), laon kieli
• French: laotien (fr) m
• German: Laotisch (de), Lao n
• Gujarati: લાઓશિયન (lāośiyan)
• Hindi: लाओशियन (hi) (lāośiyan)
• Italian: laotiano (it)
• Japanese: ラオ語 (ja) (Rao-go), ラオス語 (ja) (Raosu-go)
• Korean: 라오스어 (Raoseu-eo)
• Lao: ພາສາລາວ (lo) (phā sā lāo)
• Navajo: Lááʼoo bizaad
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lao m, laotisk (no) m

  Nynorsk: lao m, laotisk (nn) m

• Polish: laotański (pl) m
• Portuguese: laosiano (pt) m
• Romanian: lao
• Russian: лао́сский (ru) (laósskij)
• Spanish: lao (es)
• Swedish: laotiska (sv) f
• Tagalog: Laosyano
• Thai: ภาษาลาว (th) (phāsā lāw)
• Vietnamese: tiếng Lào (vi)

Adjective

Laotian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Laotian people or the Laotian language.

Synonyms

• Lao

Derived terms

• Laotian rock rat

Translations

of, from, or pertaining to Laos

• Afrikaans: Laosiaans
• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} лаоски m or pl (laoski)
• Catalan: laosià (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 老挝的 (Lǎowō-de)

• Finnish: laosilainen (fi) (country, people or culture); laonkielinen (language)
• French: (the people) lao (fr), laotien (fr)
• Galician: laosiano (gl)
• German: laotisch (de)
• Irish: Laosach
• Japanese: ラオの (Rao no), ラオスの (Raosu no)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: laotisk (no)

  Nynorsk: laotisk (nn)

• Polish: laotański (pl)
• Portuguese: laosiano (pt)
• Romanian: laoțian (ro)
• Russian: лао́сский (ru) (laósskij)
• Spanish: laosiano (es), de Laos
• Swedish: laotisk (sv)
• Tagalog: Laosyano

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Laotian, lao ⁠

Anagrams

• Anatoli, Atilano, Latina/o, Latino/a, Latonia, ailanto, alation