Meanings
plural Lahus
- A member of an ethnic group that lives mainly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.
The team auctioned off the right to name the new species to publicize the find and raise awareness and funds for the indigenous Lahu people of northern Thailand, a group that Sippawat is part of.
2023 September 26, Hafsa Khalil, “Electric blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2024
- The Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Lahu people.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna Loloish language spoken in Southwest Yunnan Province, Simao prefecture, Lancang Lahu, Menglian Dai, Lahu, and Va autonomous counties, as well as Lincang prefecture, Gengma Dai, and Va autonomous counties
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- LahuLaˇhuˍ
- EnglishLahu
Borrowed from Lahu Laˇhuˍ.
More words from Lahu
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 拉祜族, 拉祜語 /拉祜语
- 拉祜族 (Lāhùzú)people
- 拉祜語 /拉祜语 (Lāhùyǔ)language
Thai ล่าหู่, ชาวล่าหู่
- ล่าหู่ (lâa-hùu)people
- ชาวล่าหู่ (chaao lâa-hùu)people
- มูเซอ (muu-səə)people
- ชาวมูเซอ (chaao muu-səə)people
- ภาษาล่าหู่ (paa-sǎa lâa-hùu)language
Vietnamese La Hủ, tiếng La Hủ
- La Hủpeople
- tiếng La Hủlanguage
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Lahu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahu
“Lahu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahu. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lahu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahu.
Source: Lahu on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.