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Lao แปลว่า

คนลาว kon-laao

/laʊ/

Lao in Thai: คนลาว (kon-laao), ภาษาลาว (paa-sǎa laao), ลาว (laao). In English, Lao means a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.

Thai words for Lao

person
คนลาว kon-laao
language
ภาษาลาว paa-sǎa laao
of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
ลาว laao

English meaning of Lao

  1. noun A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.
  2. noun The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai.
  3. adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language.
  4. proper noun A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.

Full definition of Lao

Synonyms of Lao

Lao in other languages

Questions about Lao in Thai

What is the meaning of Lao in Thai?
Lao in Thai is คนลาว (kon-laao), ภาษาลาว (paa-sǎa laao), ลาว (laao).
Lao แปลว่าอะไร
Lao: คนลาว (kon-laao), ภาษาลาว (paa-sǎa laao), ลาว (laao).
What does Lao mean in English?
Lao means a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Lao (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Thai words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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