Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Pali īsāna; compare Sanskrit ईशान्य (īśānya, northeast). Cognate with Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔiː˩(˧).saːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔiː˩˨.saːn˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ອີ-ສານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn
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Noun edit

ອີສານ (ʼī sān)

  1. northeast

See also edit

  • (compass points)
ພາຍັບ ທິດເໜືອ (thitnư̄a) ອີສານ (ʼī sān)
ທິດຕາເວັນຕົກ (thittā wen tok)   ທິດຕາເວັນອອກ (thittā wen ʼǭk)
ຫໍຣະດີ (hǭ ra dī) ທິດໃຕ້ (thittai) ອາຄະເນ (ʼā kha nē)