"Isan" meaning in English

See Isan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|th|อีสาน|sc=Thai}} Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan), {{der|en|sa|ईशान||Shiva of the northeast|tr=īśāna}} Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Isan (not comparable)
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Isan, the Isan people or the Isan language. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: Isanese Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Isan terms Translations (Translations): อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Isan-en-adj-oUSv7V0D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 34 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 29 28 21 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 22 26 30 23

Proper name

Etymology: From Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|th|อีสาน|sc=Thai}} Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan), {{der|en|sa|ईशान||Shiva of the northeast|tr=īśāna}} Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Isan
  1. A large region in northeastern Thailand, on the Khorat Plateau. Categories (place): Places in Thailand, Laos
    Sense id: en-Isan-en-name-NFWzXGdk Disambiguation of Laos: 5 11 39 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 34 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 29 28 21 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 22 26 30 23
  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). Categories (topical): Languages Categories (place): Laos Synonyms: Isaan [region, location], Issan [region, location], Isaan [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], Issan [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] Translations (Translations): Iszán (Hungarian), ឥសាន (ʼĕsan) (Khmer), ອີສານ (ʼī sān) (Lao), ဢီသၢၼ် (ʼǐi sǎan) (Shan), อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Isan-en-name-Xu1~MtUn Disambiguation of Languages: 19 11 44 27 Disambiguation of Laos: 5 11 39 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 34 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 29 28 21 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 22 26 30 23 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 36 64

Noun

Etymology: From Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|th|อีสาน|sc=Thai}} Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan), {{der|en|sa|ईशान||Shiva of the northeast|tr=īśāna}} Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Isan pl (plural only)
  1. The ethnic Lao people who have traditionally lived in Isan. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (place): Laos Synonyms (people): Isanese
    Sense id: en-Isan-en-noun-EIocERei Disambiguation of Laos: 5 11 39 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 34 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 29 28 21 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 22 26 30 23

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Isan (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Wiktionary’s coverage of Isan terms"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of, from, or pertaining to Isan, the Isan people or the Isan language."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Isanese"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ii-sǎan",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "อีสาน"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Isan",
    "Isan language"
  ],
  "word": "Isan"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-22 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (fc4f0c7 and c937495). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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