ˈlä(ˌ)wä noun
( plural lawa or lawas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : the Wa of the Shan plateau in Burma
b. : a member of such people
2.
a. : one of two related ethnic groups of Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Thailand that live near Chiengmai and the Korat plateau respectively
b. : a people of Thailand living in the Kanburi province
c. : a member of one of these three peoples