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Isan

The English word “Isan” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  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).

noun

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

adjective

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

Etymology

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

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