Laos: Perbedaan antara revisi

Kata ''Laos'' diciptakan oleh [[Imperium kolonial Prancis|Prancis]], mereka yang menyatukan tiga kerajaan bangsa Lao di [[Indochina Prancis]] pada 1893. Nama negara dieja sesuai dengan bentuk plural dari suku bangsa dominan dan paling umum, yaitu [[orang Lao]].<ref name="tripsavvy" /> Dalam bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris, huruf "s" dalam nama negara ikut dilafalkan, dan tidak dibiarkan senyap.<ref name="tripsavvy">{{cite web |last1=Rodgers |first1=Greg |title=How to Say "Laos" |url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/how-to-say-laos-3976795 |website=TripSavvy |access-date=18 March 2020 |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303055220/https://www.tripsavvy.com/how-to-say-laos-3976795 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="fodors">{{cite web |last1=Ragusa |first1=Nina |title=10 Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Laos |url=https://www.fodors.com/world/asia/laos/experiences/news/10-things-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-laos |website=Fodors |access-date=18 March 2020 |date=4 April 2019 |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323062406/https://www.fodors.com/world/asia/laos/experiences/news/10-things-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-laos |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meaning of Laos in English|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/laos|website=Cambridge Dictionary|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308104428/https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/laos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Laos – definition and synonyms|url=https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/laos|website=Macmillan Dictionary|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308155501/https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/laos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of Laos by Merriam-Webster |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Laos |website=Merriam-Webster |access-date=27 March 2020 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308102619/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Laos |url-status=live }}</ref> Dalam [[bahasa Lao]], nama negara ini adalah ''[[Mueang#Laos|Muang Lao]]'' ({{lang|lo|ເມືອງລາວ}}) atau ''Pathet Lao'' ({{lang|lo|ປະເທດລາວ}}), keduanya secara harfiah berarti 'Negara Bangsa Lao'.<ref name="Kislenko2009">{{cite book |last=Kislenko |first=Arne |title=Culture and customs of Laos |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6CuONua48MC&pg=PR20 |year=2009 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-33977-6 |page=20 |access-date=27 June 2015 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410140208/https://books.google.com/books?id=D6CuONua48MC&pg=PR20 |url-status=live }}</ref>