Laon.adj.

Brit.

/laʊ/, U.S.

/laʊ/

Etymology: Self-designation.

A. n.

a. A branch of the Thai people (see quot. 1949) in South-East Asia; also, a member of this people.

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the world > people > ethnicities > Mongol peoples of South-East Asia > [noun]

Tai1693

Shan1800

Lao1882

power point1986

1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 294/2 The Laos are closely related in physique and speech to the Siamese proper.

1885 T. de Lacouperie in A. R. Colquhoun Amongst Shans p. lii We know more of the original seat of the Lao or Ngai Lao, than of the others.

1915 W. W. Cochrane Shans I. 198 The teaching that God is more powerful than all the hosts of evil spirits..ought to be attractive..particularly to the Laos among whom the demons seem to be uncommonly active.

1949 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 69 63/1 The use of Lao is confusing because, while it is now specifically applied to a specific Tai people—called Laotians by the French—another branch, not especially close to the Laotian, has been called Ngai-lao, or Ai-lao; while the name has also been sometimes used as synonymous with Tai.

1961 P. Kemp Alms for Oblivion ii. 22 The majority of Laos stood by the French, whereas the Annamites detested them.

1969 I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam iv. 78 The Lao also look down on them [sc. montagnards], calling them kha, meaning ‘slaves’.

b. A group of dialects (see quot. 1954) spoken in Laos and neighbouring areas.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Daic > Lao

Lao1939

Laotian1954

1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 390 To the south-eastern division belong Siamese, Lao, Lü, and Khün.

1948 D. Diringer Alphabet 414 Lao is nowadays widely spoken in northern Siam.

1954 M. A. Pei & F. Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 120 Lao, a group of vernaculars spoken in Siam and in parts of Burma, classified as Shan dialects.

1961 Times 23 Jan. 13/6 One of the Lao-speaking provinces.

1966 Economist 6 Aug. 536/1 The Americans are beginning to bring in a flood of school textbooks in Lao.

B. adj.

Of, concerning, or pertaining to the Lao or their language.

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the world > people > ethnicities > Mongol peoples of South-East Asia > [adjective]

Shan1800

Tai1837

Lao1882

Mongolioid1883

the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [adjective] > Daic > of Daic languages

Shan1800

Thai1808

Ahom1834

Lao1882

1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 294/2 The last surviving descendant of the ancient Lao dynasty.

1915 W. W. Cochrane Shans I. 155 The Lao alphabet..has 45 consonants.

1970 Times 26 Feb. 11/2 Somehow a Laos for the Lao people will have to be conserved.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lao
释义	Laon.adj. Brit. /laʊ/, U.S. /laʊ/ Etymology: Self-designation. A. n. a. A branch of the Thai people (see quot. 1949) in South-East Asia; also, a member of this people. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Mongol peoples of South-East Asia > [noun] Tai1693 Shan1800 Lao1882 power point1986 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 294/2 The Laos are closely related in physique and speech to the Siamese proper. 1885 T. de Lacouperie in A. R. Colquhoun Amongst Shans p. lii We know more of the original seat of the Lao or Ngai Lao, than of the others. 1915 W. W. Cochrane Shans I. 198 The teaching that God is more powerful than all the hosts of evil spirits..ought to be attractive..particularly to the Laos among whom the demons seem to be uncommonly active. 1949 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 69 63/1 The use of Lao is confusing because, while it is now specifically applied to a specific Tai people—called Laotians by the French—another branch, not especially close to the Laotian, has been called Ngai-lao, or Ai-lao; while the name has also been sometimes used as synonymous with Tai. 1961 P. Kemp Alms for Oblivion ii. 22 The majority of Laos stood by the French, whereas the Annamites detested them. 1969 I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam iv. 78 The Lao also look down on them [sc. montagnards], calling them kha, meaning ‘slaves’. b. A group of dialects (see quot. 1954) spoken in Laos and neighbouring areas. ΘΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Daic > Lao Lao1939 Laotian1954 1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 390 To the south-eastern division belong Siamese, Lao, Lü, and Khün. 1948 D. Diringer Alphabet 414 Lao is nowadays widely spoken in northern Siam. 1954 M. A. Pei & F. Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 120 Lao, a group of vernaculars spoken in Siam and in parts of Burma, classified as Shan dialects. 1961 Times 23 Jan. 13/6 One of the Lao-speaking provinces. 1966 Economist 6 Aug. 536/1 The Americans are beginning to bring in a flood of school textbooks in Lao. B. adj. Of, concerning, or pertaining to the Lao or their language. ΘΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Mongol peoples of South-East Asia > [adjective] Shan1800 Tai1837 Lao1882 Mongolioid1883 the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [adjective] > Daic > of Daic languages Shan1800 Thai1808 Ahom1834 Lao1882 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 294/2 The last surviving descendant of the ancient Lao dynasty. 1915 W. W. Cochrane Shans I. 155 The Lao alphabet..has 45 consonants. 1970 Times 26 Feb. 11/2 Somehow a Laos for the Lao people will have to be conserved. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1882
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