айрян
Bulgarian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLikely a shift from earlier айра́н (ajrán), from Ottoman Turkish آیران (ayran). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ayran.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editайря́н • (ajrján) m
Usage notes
edit- 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
editDeclension of айря́н
References
edit- “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?