ດາວມະລິດຕະຍູ
[dao-ma-lit-tha-nyuu]
uranus 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 ດາວມະລຶດຕະຍູ [dao-ma-leut-tha-nyuu].
ມະລຶດຕະຍູ [ma-leut-tha-nyuu] is also tied to name of one of the metaphorical forms of Māra (Mṛtyu-māra), the God of Death in Buddhist cosmology.
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.
ມະ [ma] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle tone.
ລິດ [lit] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a middle tone.
ຕະ [tha] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ຍູ [nyuu] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a high.