NEW TOPICᦍᧂjaŋ⁴particle introducing a new character in a story2000
new yearᦔᦲᦺᦖᧈpii¹maj²new year. [Note: The Tai solar new year starts on April 13 and involves elaborate celebrations. The Tai lunar new year starts with the new moon in October, but is not celebrated. The Chinese lunar new year and the Gregorian new year are observed by some people.]2000ᦉᧂᦃᦱᧃ1saŋ¹xaan¹sangxan; 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.]2000ᦞᧃᦃᦹᧃᧉᦔᦲᦺᦖᧈwan⁴xɯn³pii¹maj²New Year's Dayᦂᦲᧃᦵᦈᧂᦂᦲᧃᦍᦱᧂkin¹ceŋ¹kin¹jaaŋ⁴to celebrate new nearᦂᦲᧃᦵᦈᧂᦂᦲᧃᦑᦱᧃkin¹ceŋ¹kin¹taan⁴to celebrate new yearᦡᧄᦷᦠdam¹hoo¹the custom of calling on elders at new year to bring gifts and receive their blessing. [Note: This is called ᦡᧄ ᦷᦠ 'dunk head' because the elders pour water on the heads of the younger ones as a blessing.]
nextᦒᦲ᧒tʰii⁴sɔŋ¹second; next500ᦑᦱᧄtaam⁴consecutive; next in time2000ᦐᦱᧉnaa³next in time2000ᦷᦏᧃᧉtʰon³next; ordinal number2000ᦶᦏᧆtʰæt²next2000ᦶᦏᧆᦣᦸᧂtʰæt²hɔŋ⁴next in line; deputyᦑᦽtoj⁴next; followingᦟᧄᧉᦡᧇlam⁴dap²next
next toᦶᦣᧇhæp⁵next to; beside2000ᦎᦲᧆtit²next toᦎᦸᦰtɔʔ²next toᦶᦖᦰmæʔ²to put next toᦷᦟᧆ1lot⁵next to; connectedᦷᦖᦰmoʔ²to be next to; huddle close