Isan

== 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 in northeastern 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 ==== === 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 ==== === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Isan terms === Further reading === ISO 639-3 code tts (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Northeastern Thai, tts ⁠ === Anagrams === Sani, nias, ASIN, ANSI, nasi, Sina, nais, Sian, AINs, Anis, ISNA, Sain, Nias, sian, sain, as in, ains, anis, nasi', NIAS