Isan

Meanings

Proper Noun

• large region in northeastern Thailand (country), 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.

Adjective

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

Related

Similar words

• Isaan, Issan
• Isanese

Origin

• From Thai อีสาน (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान.