Words for family members and other relatives in Lao (ພາສາລາວ), a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in Laos, and also in Cambodia and Vietnam.
Note: frm = formal, polite - can be used when talking about someone else’s relatives. inf = informal - used for your own relatives.
| Lao | |
|---|---|
| family | ຄອບຄົວ [kʰɔ̑ːp kʰúaː] |
| parents | ພໍ່ແມ່ [pʰɔ̄ː mɛ̄ː] |
| father | ພໍ່ແມ່ [pʰɔ̄ː] |
| mother | ແມ່ [mɛ̄ː] |
| child(ren) | ลูก [dék] |
| son | ລູກຊາຍ plûːk sáːi] |
| daughter | ລູກສາວ [lûːk sӑːo] |
| husband | ຜົວ [pʰŭaː] |
| wife | ເມຍ [miːə] |
| sibling | ອ້າຍນ້ອງ [Ɂâːi nɔ̂ːŋ] |
| brother | ອ້າຍ [Ɂâːi] - older ນ້ອງຊາຍ (nɔ̂ːŋ sáːi) - younger |
| sister | ເອື້ອຍ [Ɂɨ̂ai] - older ນ້ອງສາວ (nɔ̂ːŋ sӑːo) - younger |
| uncle | ລຸງ [lúŋ] - father’s older brother ອາວ [Ɂàː] - father’s younger brother ມາຕຸລະ (máː tú lā) - mother’s older brother ນ້າ (nȃː) - mother’s younger sibling |
| aunt | ປ້າ [pâː] - parent’s older sister ປິຕຸດສາ [pí tút sǎː] - parent’s older sister ອາ [aː/ʔàː] - father’s younger sister ລົວ [lúaː] - mother’s older sister ນ້າ [nȃː] - mother’s younger sibling |
| cousin | ລູກພີ່ລູກນ້ອງ [lûːk pʰīː lûːk nɔ̂ːŋ] ລູກອ້າຍລູກນ້ອງ [lûːk Ɂâːi lûːk nɔ̂ːŋ] |
| nephew | ນັດດາ [nāt daː] ພາຕິຍະ (pʰáː tí ɲā) - brother’s son |
| niece | ຫລານສາວ [lǎːn sǎːu] |
| grandparents | ພໍ່ປູ່ແມ່ຍ່າ [pʰɔ̄ː pūː mɛ̄ː ɲā] - paternal ພໍ່ເຖົ້າແມ່ເຖົ້າ [pʰɔ̄ː tʰȁu mɛ̄ː tʰȁu] - maternal |
| grandfather | ປູ່ [pūː] - father’s father ຕາ [tàː] - mother’s father |
| grandmother | ຍ່າ [ɲā] - father’s mother ຍາຍ [ɲáːi] - mother’s mother |
| grandson | ນັດດາ [nāt daː] ຫລານຊາຍ [lăːn sáːi] |
| granddaughter | ຫລານສາວ [lǎːn sǎːu] |
Hear some family words in Lao:
Information about Lao | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Tower of Babel | Learning materials
https://en.glosbe.com/
http://www.sealang.net/lao/dictionary.htm
Family words in other languages
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