ຕະຫລົກ

[tha-lohk]

funny Adjective

Example —

ລາວ ເປັນ ຄົນ ຕະ ຫລົກ*

[lao bpen khon tha lohk]

She is a funny person.

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

Tone Breakdown

ຕະ [tha] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.

ຫລົກ [lohk] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.