Lao
Southeast Asian people
Lao refers to the people, language, and culture of Laos, a landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
The Lao language belongs to the Tai language family and uses its own script.
As an adjective, Lao describes things relating to Laos or its people: Lao cuisine, the Lao government.
The plural is Lao or Laos for the people.
Laos's chief city
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- kip1000 pounds, engineering unit
- French IndochinaSoutheast Asian colonial territory
rice paddy · karst · waterfalls · sticky rice
Buddhism of the elders
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- almsGifts to the destitute
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
saffron robes · pagoda · stupa · sangha · meditation · dharma · karma · enlightenment
Adhesive cooked grain variety
- fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
- galangalPungent Asian cooking rhizome
- lemongrassFragrant tropical culinary grass
- dillFeathery culinary herb
mint · bamboo shoots · foe
Vientiane
Laos's chief city
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- kip1000 pounds, engineering unit
French Indochina · rice paddy · karst · waterfalls · sticky rice
Theravada
Buddhism of the elders
ordination · saffron robes · pagoda · stupa · sangha · meditation · dharma · karma · enlightenment · precepts
sticky rice
Adhesive cooked grain variety
- fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
- galangalPungent Asian cooking rhizome
- lemongrassFragrant tropical culinary grass
dill · mint · bamboo shoots · foe
Hmong
Southeast Asian ethnic group
- sinhHyperbolic trigonometric function
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- textilesWoven or knit materials
heritage · ancestry · customs · folklore · handicrafts · ceremony · festivals · animism
tonal
Relating to pitch
loanwords · consonants · vowels · syllabary · transliteration · dialects · written · spoken · cognates · literacy
LaoThai
Of Bangkok's nation
Western · European · Vietnamese · Cambodian · Khmer
LaoThai
Of Bangkok's nation
Singaporean · South Korean · Japanese · Western · capitalist