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

1. A large region in northeastern Thailand, on the Khorat Plateau.
2. 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

• Hungarian: Iszán
• Isan: please add this translation if you can
• Khmer: ឥសាន (ʼĕsan)
• Lao: ອີສານ (ʼī sān)
• Lü: please add this translation if you can
• Northern Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Shan: ဢီသၢၼ် (ʼǐi sǎan)
• Thai: อีสาน (th) (ii-sǎan)
• Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

Noun

Isan pl (plural only)

1. The ethnic Lao people who have traditionally lived in Isan.

Synonyms

• (people): Isanese

Adjective

Isan (not comparable)

1. 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 Northeastern Thai, tts ⁠

Anagrams

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