Re: pa.tipatti

Hi, Num:
Thank you for your interesting observation on Thai words.
As for the pronunciation of the word "karaoke", we pronounce it
as "ka-ra-o-ke", giving an evenly spaced timing to each "mora".
Unlike Thai and English for which the notion of "syllable" is crucial,
Japanese intonation is to a large extent defined by the notion
of "mora", which creates an overall prosodic impression of a
word/phrase/sentence sounding like a slow machine gun.
(So, a Japanese business man learning Thai may say:
pho-mu cho-o-pu ka-ra-o-ke.)
It's getting late here. Good nigtht (ra-a-ti-i sa-wa), Num
tadao