Isan

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

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).

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

Isan pl (plural only)

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

• (people): Isanese

Isan (not comparable)

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

• Isanese

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Isan terms

• ISO 639-3 code tts (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Northeastern Thai, tts ⁠

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