ວັນພຸດ
[wun-puut]
wednesday Noun
Example —
ມື້ ນີ້ ແມ່ນ ວັນ ພຸດ*
[meu nii maen wun puut]
Today is Wednesday.
* Note — Lao sentences and phrases are not typically spaced out by syllables. But, this is helpful for recognizing where syllables start and end.
Tips:
The word for Wednesday comes from ດາວພະພຸດ [dao-pa-puut] — Mercury.
Tone Breakdown
ວັນ [wun] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ພຸດ [puut] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a middle tone.