ເຢັນ

[yen]

cold Adjective

Example —
ເຈົ້າ ມັກ ດື່ມ ນ້ຳ ເຢັນ*
[jao muk deum nam yen]
You like to drink cold water.

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

Tips:

ເຢັນ [yen] is used for the sense of touch, like an iced drink. ຫນາວ [nao] is used for outdoor temperature or feeling the outside weather.

Tone Breakdown

ເຢັນ [yen] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.