ຜູ້ຮັກຊາດ
[puu-huk-saht]
patriot 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:
Another term, ຜູ້ຮັກສາຊາດ [puu-huk-sah-saht] means something along the lines of “protector of the nation.”
Tone Breakdown
ຜູ້ [puu] — this syllable has a high-class consonant and a long vowel. This normally produces a rising tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ໂທ /mai toh/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a low-falling tone.
ຮັກ [huk] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a middle tone.
ຊາດ [saht] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, long vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high-falling tone.