ດາວພິພົບ
[dao-pii-pohp]
earth 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 written and said as ໜ່ວຍໂລກ [nuai-lohk], which can also be interpreted as “world.”
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.
ພິ [pii] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle tone.
ພົບ [pohp] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a middle tone.