ດາວພະພຸດ
[dao-pa-puut]
mercury 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:
This can also be shortened to ດາວພຸດ [dao-puut].
The word for Wednesday, ວັນພຸດ [wun-puut], is named after Mercury.
Tone Breakdown
ດາວ [dao] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.
ພະ [pa] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle 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.