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lam wong
traditional dance
Lane Xang
ancient Lao kingdom
Lao Loum
lowland Lao, mostly ethnic Lao
Lao Soum
highland Lao; hill tribes
Lao Theung
speakers of Mon-Khmer languages who live at higher altitudes than the Lao Loum
lào hái
rice wine sipped from straws out of a large stoneware jar
lào-láo
strong alcoholic drink made from sticky rice
larp
minced meat dish
lintel
horizontal beam or stone over a door or window
LNTA
Lao National Tourism Administration
lustral water
holy water used to bathe a Buddha image
makara
mythical water monster
maw thiam
spirit medium
Mien
a highland ethnic group
muan
fun, enjoyable
muang (or meuang)
city or town
mudra
hand and arm positions depicted in Buddhist and Hindu imagery
mukhalinga
phallic-shaped stone symbolic of Shiva with an image of the god's face carved into it
naga
benevolent mythical water serpent (pronounced “nak” in Lao)
nam
river
nam phu (or nam phou)
fountain
NBCA
National Biodiversity Conservation Area
ngeuak
malevolent mythical water serpent
NTAL
National Tourism Authority of Laos
NVA
North Vietnamese Army
pa dàek
fermented fish paste, used as seasoning
pa kha
Irrawaddy dolphin
pa pao
blowfish with a vicious bite found in southern Laos
pak
mouth of a river
Pathet
Lao communist guerrilla movement which gained control of Laos in 1975
Patouxai
monument in Vientiane
Pha Bang
a Buddha image belived by many to be the talismanic protector of the Lao nation
Pha In
Hindu god Indra
Pha Lak Pha Lam
Lao version of the Ramayana
Pha Phut
the Buddha
Pha Phutthahup
Buddha image
phi
spirit or ghost
phu (or phou)
hill or mountain
