айрян

Bulgarian

Etymology

Likely a shift from earlier айра́н (ajrán), from Ottoman Turkish آیران (ayran). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ayran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐjˈrʲa̟n]
• Hyphenation^(key): ай‧рян

Noun

айря́н • (ajrján) m

1. airan (drink made of yoghurt and water)

   Synonyms: айра́н (ajrán) (dated variant), мътени́ца (mǎteníca)

Usage notes

• Before amendment in 2002, orthographic dictionaries by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences recommended the usage айра́н (ajrán). Since then, the form айря́н (ajrján) is now considered correct.

Declension

Declension of айря́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	айря́н ajrján	айря́ни ajrjáni
definite (subject form)	айря́нът ajrjánǎt	айря́ните ajrjánite
definite (object form)	айря́на ajrjána
count form	—	айря́на ajrjána

References

• “айрян”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “айрян”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “айра̀н, айря̀н”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 6
• Как се пише: айрян или айран?