Lao vs Asian

Lao and Asian both are nouns.

Lao and Asian both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Lao	Yes	Yes	No	No
Asian	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Asian is a hypernym of Lao; that is, Asian is a word with a broader meaning than Lao:

Lao: 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
Asian: a native or inhabitant of Asia

Other hypernyms of Lao include Asiatic.

Lao (noun)	Asian (noun)
the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos	a native or inhabitant of Asia
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

Lao (adjective)	Asian (adjective)
of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand	of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture

Difference between Lao and Asian

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