Lahu

See also: lahu and La Hủ

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Lahu Laˇhuˍ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːˌhuː/

Noun

Lahu (plural Lahus or Lahu)

1. A member of an ethnic group that lives mainly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

Translations

people

• Burmese: လားဟူ (my) (la:hu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉祜族 (zh) (Lāhùzú)

• Thai: ล่าหู่ (lâa-hùu), ชาวล่าหู่ (chaao lâa-hùu), มูเซอ (muu-səə), ชาวมูเซอ (chaao muu-səə)
• Vietnamese: La Hủ (vi)
• Xibe: ᠯᠠᡤᡠ
  ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (lagu uksura), ᠯᠠᡥᡠ
  ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (lahu uksura)

Proper noun

Lahu

1. The Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Lahu people.

Translations

language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉祜語 / 拉祜语 (Lāhùyǔ)

• Thai: ภาษาล่าหู่ (paa-sǎa lâa-hùu)
• Vietnamese: tiếng La Hủ
• Xibe: ᠯᠠᡤᡠ
  ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ (lagu gisun), ᠯᠠᡥᡠ
  ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ (lahu gisun)

Adjective

Lahu

1. Of or pertaining to the Lahu people or the Lahu language.

See also

• Lahu people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lahu language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Lahu, lhu ⁠

Anagrams

• haul, hula

Atayal

Proper noun

Lahu

1. a male given name