Isan

See also: isan and isän

English

Etymology

From Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान (Īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”).

Proper noun

Isan

A large region of northeast Thailand, on the Khorat Plateau.
The language of the Isan people (between Lao and Thai, and sometimes considered a dialect of Lao, although it is written in Thai script).

Synonyms

(region): Isaan, Issan
(language): Isaan, Issan

Translations

Translations

Isan: please add this translation if you can
Khmer: ឥសាន (’ĕsan)
Lao: ອີສານ (isane)
Lü: please add this translation if you can

Northern Thai: please add this translation if you can
Shan: ဢီသၢၼ် (’ǐi sǎan)
Thai: อีสาน (th) (ii-sǎan)
Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

Noun

Isan pl (plural only)

The ethnic Lao people who have traditionally lived in Isan.

Synonyms

(people): Isanese

Adjective

Isan (not comparable)

Of, from, or pertaining to Isan, the Isan people or the Isan language.

Synonyms

Isanese

Translations

Translations

Isan: please add this translation if you can
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Lü: please add this translation if you can
Northern Thai: please add this translation if you can

Shan: please add this translation if you can
Thai: อีสาน (th) (ii-sǎan)
Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

See also

Wiktionary's coverage of Isan terms

Further reading

ISO 639-3 code tts (SIL)

Ethnologue entry for Isan, tts

Anagrams

ANSI, ASIN, ISNA, Nias, Sain, Sian, Sina, anis, as in, nasi, nasi', nias, sain

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