ກະຕ່າຍ
[ga-thai]
rabbit Noun
* 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 pronunciation is with a [th] sound, like the “th” in “the” and not a [t] sound like the “t” in “top.”
Tone Breakdown
ກະ [ga] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ຕ່າຍ [thai] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a long 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.