ຈົ່ມ

[johm]

to complain Verb

Example —
ໂອ້ຍ! ເຈົ້າ ຈົ່ມ ຫຼາຍ ໂພດ*
[oy! jao johm lahy phoht]
Oy! You complain too much.

* Note — Lao sentences and phrases are not typically spaced out by syllables. But, this is helpful for recognizing where syllables start and end.

Tone Breakdown

ຈົ່ມ [johm] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. This normally produces a low, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.