lao

/laʊ/

noun 2adj 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

current, defined, next, official, together

VERB + LAO

am, speak, study, studying, teach

LAO + NOUN

agency, beer, boatman, day, food, gan, home, ji

PREP.

from, in, until, with

ADV.

continually, then

Definitions

noun

A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.

The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language.

A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths.

name

A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mek

laotian

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths.

Wiktionary

Lao Gan Ma and I have a love-hate relationship.

Tatoeba · #434110

Wang Lao Ji isn't beer. It's tea.

Tatoeba · #540494

It was Lao Zhang that told me this story.

Tatoeba · #2737505

Ever since his graduation from university until his retirement, Lao Wang had continually worked as a teacher.

Tatoeba · #3067310

The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand.

Tatoeba · #8905199

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