"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): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 20 29 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 30 24

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
    Sense id: en-Isan-en-name-NFWzXGdk Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of Thailand, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Laos Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 20 29 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 30 24 Disambiguation of Laos: 3 36 28 32
  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 [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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Shan translations, Terms with Thai translations, Languages, Laos Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 17 35 20 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 21 15 40 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 19 37 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 20 29 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 30 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 17 41 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 22 21 35 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 10 10 41 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Shan translations: 23 22 33 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 11 15 60 15 Disambiguation of Languages: 20 17 44 19 Disambiguation of Laos: 3 36 28 32 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 35 65

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 Synonyms (people): Isanese
    Sense id: en-Isan-en-noun-EIocERei Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Lao translations, Laos Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 20 29 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 30 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 10 10 41 40 Disambiguation of Laos: 3 36 28 32

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "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"
}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "Isan",
  "trace": ""
}

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