laʊ laʊ ˈlaʊʃən of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais