Laotian

English

Etymology

Laos +‎ -ian, or after French laotien

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaʊʃən/, /leɪˈoʊʃən/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -oʊʃən

Noun

Laotian (plural Laotians)

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

Synonyms

Lao

Translations

Laotian person — see Lao

Proper noun

Laotian

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)

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

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