laos

See also: Laos, LAOS, λαός, Λάος, ΛΑΟΣ, and ΛΑ.Ο.Σ

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laqus (“past one’s prime, outdated, obsolete”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈʔos/ [l̪aˈʔos]
• Hyphenation: la‧os

Adjective

làos (plural ralaos, Basahan spelling ᜎᜂᜐ᜔)

1. obsolete, outdated
2. antiquated

   Synonym: antigo

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɔs/

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• Hyphenation: la‧os

Noun

laos m (uncountable)

1. greater galangal
2. root of the greater galangal in powder form

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦲꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (laos, “galangal”), from Old Javanese laja, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia (“ginger”). Compare Min Nan 辣椒 (loa̍h-chio).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɔs/ [ˈla.ɔs]
• Rhymes: -aɔs
• Syllabification: laos

Noun

laos (plural laos-laos)

1. galangal

   Synonym: lengkuas

Derived terms

• laos jambe
• laos mekah

Spanish

Adjective

laos m pl or f pl

1. plural of lao

Noun

laos m pl or f pl

1. plural of lao

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laqus (“past one’s prime, outdated, obsolete”). Compare Ilocano laus, Bikol Central laos, and Cebuano laos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈʔos/ [lɐˈʔos]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: la‧os

Adjective

laós (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜂᜐ᜔)

1. outdated; old-fashioned; antiquated; obsolete

   Synonyms: paso, lipas

2. sour or fermented due to being overripe (of fruits)

   Synonym: layot

3. no longer productive; exhausted of potency (due to continued use or old age)

Derived terms

• malaos
• palaos

Further reading

• “laos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• salo, also, laso