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Isan

Isan proper noun: a large region in northeastern Thailand, on the Khorat Plateau.

Proper noun (1)

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).
    Synonyms:
    Isaan, Issan

Noun

Isan pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The ethnic Lao people who have traditionally lived in Isan.
    Synonyms:
    Isanese

Adjective

Isan (not comparable)

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

Proper noun (2) capitalized: ISAN

ISAN

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of International Standard Audiovisual Number.

Isan meaning in Thai

Isan in Thai

Translations
อีสาน ii-sǎan

Synonyms of Isan

Origin of Isan

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

Questions about Isan

What does Isan mean?
Isan means a large region in northeastern Thailand, on the Khorat Plateau.
What is Isan in Thai?
Isan in Thai is อีสาน (ii-sǎan). See Isan meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Isan?
Isan can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.

Words near Isan in the dictionary

  1. isallobaric
  2. isallobars
  3. ISAM
  4. Isamal
  5. isamiashi
  6. Isan
  7. Isander
  8. isandrous
  9. Isandrus
  10. Isanese
  11. isangoma

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Isan (page history and authors); ISAN (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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