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Lahu

  • /ˈlɑːˌhuː/

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Borrowed from Lahu Laˇhuˍ.

noun Lahus · Lahu

  1. 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.

proper noun

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

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or pertaining to the Lahu people or the Lahu language.

Translations

Every language

noun people

中文拉祜族 Lāhùzú
Tiếng ViệtLa Hủ

name language

中文拉祜語 /拉祜语 Lāhùyǔ
Tiếng Việttiếng La Hủ

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"Lahu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lahu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Lahu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lahu

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"Lahu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lahu.

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@misc{lahu_2026,
  title = {Lahu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lahu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}