Daiᦺᦑtaj⁴Tai or Dai. [Note: Tai is the usual English spelling. Dai is the pinyin spelling.]500
Dai alphabetᦷᦎ ᦒᧄtoo¹tʰam⁴Tua Tham writing. [Note: This alphabet has been used by Tai Lue people for 700 years. It is called Tua Tham (Dharma Letters) because it is used for Buddhist scripture. It is also used by the Khuen, Northern Thai, and ancient Lao languages.]
Dai calendarᦈᦳᧃ ᦟ ᦉᧅ ᦂ ᦟᦱ ᦋcun¹lasakalaa⁴caa⁴Culasakaraja or 'Little Era' calendar. [Note: See ᦔᦲ pii¹ 'year' and ᦵᦡᦲᧃ dɤn¹ 'month' for more about the Tai calendar.]
Dai Lueᦺᦑ ᦟᦹᧉtaj⁴lɯɯ⁶Tai Lue (or Dai Lue) nationality2000
Dai New Yearᦉᧂ ᦃᦱᧃ1saŋ¹xaan¹sangxan; a Tai solar year (which begins on April 13). [Note: ᦉᧂ ᦃᦱᧃ refers also to the new year celebration on April 13-15. On April 13 the sun enters the constellation Aries. See ᦔᦲ 'year' for more about the Tai calendar.]2000ᦞᧃ ᦉᧂ ᦃᦱᧃ ᦟᦸᧂᧈwan⁴saŋ¹xaan¹lɔŋ⁵the first day of the Tai new year festival (Day of Purification)ᦞᧃ ᦓᧁᧈwan⁴naw⁵the second day of the Tai new year festival (Day of Putrefaction)ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦞᧃpʰajaa⁴wan⁴the third day of the Tai new year festival (Prince of Days)ᦞᧃ ᦔᦱᧅ ᦔᦲwan⁴paak²pii¹the fourth day of the Tai new year festival (Mouth of the Year Day)
danceᦝᦸᧃᧉfɔn⁶to dance2000ᦃᧇ ᦃᧇ ᦌᦽ ᦌᦽxap²xap²soj⁴soj⁴to sing and dance joyouslyᦶᦉᧃᧈ ᦵᦋᦲᧂsæn²cɤŋ⁴to danceᦝᦸᧃᧉ ᦍᦸᧃ ᦌᦴfɔn⁶jɔn⁴suu⁴a New Year's danceᦶᦟᧃᧈ ᦝᦸᧃᧉ ᦷᦠᧅ ᦶᦊᧂᧈlæn⁵fɔn⁶hok²jæŋ²to dance for joy (literally: run-dance-jump-tiptoe)ᦷᦃ ᦷᦃ ᦝᦸᧃᧉ ᦝᦸᧃᧉxoo¹xoo¹fɔn⁶fɔn⁶to laugh and dance; celebrate joyfullyᦃᧇ ᦃᧇ ᦝᦸᧃᧉ ᦝᦸᧃᧉxap²xap²fɔn⁶fɔn⁶singing and dancing; dance the night away