Isan
Meanings
name
- 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).
noun
- The ethnic Lao people who have traditionally lived in Isan.
adj
- Of, from, or pertaining to Isan, the Isan people or the Isan language.
name
- Initialism of International Standard Audiovisual Number.
Word forms
Etymology
From Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”).
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