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Bulgarian
Etymology
Likely a shift from earlier айра́н (ajrán), from Ottoman Turkish آیران (ayran). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ayran.
Pronunciation
Noun
айря́н • (ajrján) m
- 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
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
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