ᦂᦲᧃᦵᦈᧂᦂᦲᧃᦍᦱᧂkin¹ceŋ¹kin¹jaaŋ⁴verb (intransitive)to celebrate new nearᦍᦱᧄ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦵᦈᧂ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦍᦱᧂ ᦓᧃᧉ, ᦉ ᦏᦱᧇ ᦁᧃ ᦐᧄ ᦇᦱᧄ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦔᦸᧂᧈ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦶᦉᧂᧈ ᦃᦻ ᦷᦆ.When we were celebrating new year there was beautiful snow on the glass shop windows.8.4.1.6Yearᦂᦲᧃᦵᦈᧂᦍᦱᧂ1
ᦷᦃᧇᧈᦔᦲ᧑᧒ᦵᦡᦲᧃxoop²pii¹sip²sɔŋ¹dɤn¹nounall year longᦷᦃᧇᧈ ᦔᦲ ᧑᧒ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦙᦲ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦵᦎᧁᧈ ᦶᦊᧂ ᦃᧄ ᦷᦎ ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ ᦵᦡᧁ.All year long he wore only one set of clothing.ᦷᦃᧇᧈ ᦔᦲ ᧑᧒ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦵᦞ ᦟᦱ ᦣᦸᧃᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦙᦲ ᧖ ᦏᦹᧂ ᧗ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ.Throughout the year there are six or seven months of hot weather.8.4.1.6Yearᦷᦃᧇᧈᦔᦲᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂᦵᦡᦲᧃ1
ᦷᦃᧇᧈᦩᦾᧈxoop²xwɔj⁵nounanniversaryᦶᦑᧆ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦉᦴ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧑᧐ ᦔᦲ ᦷᦃᧇᧈ ᦩᦾᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦶᦎᧄᧉ ᦟᦻ ᦀᦳᧃᧈ ᦑᦳᧃ ᦉᦴ ᦈᧁᧉ.On the occasion of your organization completing your tenth anniversary, we are writing this letter to congratulate you.8.4.1.6Yearᦷᦃᧇᧈᦩᦾᧈ
ᦷᦃᧇᧈᦔᦲxoop²pii¹nounyear (can be separated)ᦙᧃ ᦺᦊᧈ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦙᦱ ᧟ ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧑᧖ ᦷᦃᧇᧈ ᦔᦲ. He had grown to 16 years old.ᦃᧁ ᦀᧁ ᦂᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦷᦃᧇᧈ ᧚ ᦔᦲ ᦔᦻ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦅᦸᧉ ᧚.They had been married for over a year and she gave birth to a child.8.4.1.6Yearᦷᦃᧇᧈᦔᦲ1ᦷᦃᧇᧈᦔᦲ᧑᧒ᦵᦡᦲᧃᦷᦃᧇᧈᦺᦔᦔᦲᦙᦱᦛᦻᧉᦷᦃᧇᧈᦛᦻᧉᦔᦲ
ᦷᦃᧇᧈᦺᦔᦔᦲᦙᦱxoop²paj¹pii¹maa⁴nounevery year; year in and year outᦷᦃᧇᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦔᦲ ᦙᦱ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦈᦱᧂᧉ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.Year in and year out he went and worked for hire.8.4.1.6Yearᦷᦃᧇᧈᦔᦲᦺᦔᦙᦱ
ᦉᧂᦃᦱᧃ1saŋ¹xaan¹2000nounsangxan; 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.]ᦔᦲ11ᦉᧂ ᦃᦱᧃ ᦔᦲ ᦺᦖᧈ ᦺᦑ.Tai new year.ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᧖ ᦉᧂ ᦃᦱᧃ ᦔᦲ ᦺᦖᧈ.The sangkhan new year in month 6 (the solar year starts in the sixth month of the lunar year).ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦉᧂ ᦃᦱᧃ.One's age in Tai years (which increases on April 13th every year).8.4.1.8Special days8.4.1.6YearᦞᧃᦉᧂᦃᦱᧃᦟᦸᧂᧈSanskritsankrantimove out
ᦔᦲᦷᦎᧅᦵᦡᦲᧃᦏᦻᧈpii¹tok²dɤn¹tʰaaj²verb (intransitive)years pass byᦔᦲ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦏᦻᧈ, ᦙᧃ ᦺᦊᧈ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦙᦱ ᧟ ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧑᧖ ᦔᦲ.The years passed by and he had grown to 16 years old.8.4.1.6Yearᦔᦲ1ᦷᦎᧅᦵᦡᦲᧃ1ᦏᦻᧈ2