airan

A1I1R1A1N1
/ˈaɪ.ɹɑn/

noun

A Turkish cold drink made from yoghurt and water with salt and sometimes herbs.

Scrabble 5

Meanings

nounairan (uncountable)

alternative ayran

  1. uncountableA Turkish cold drink made from yoghurt and water with salt and sometimes herbs.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishآیران
  2. Turkic
  3. Englishairan

From a Turkic source, probably from Ottoman Turkish آیران (hence Turkish ayran).

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Translations

Arabic عَيْرَان, شِنِينَة
  • عَيْرَان (ʕayrān)a Turkish yoghurt drink
  • شِنِينَة (šinīna)a Turkish yoghurt drink
Bulgarian айря́н, айра́н
  • айря́н (ajrján)a Turkish yoghurt drink
  • айра́н (ajrán)a Turkish yoghurt drink
Chinese Mandarin 愛蘭 /爱兰
  • 愛蘭 /爱兰a Turkish yoghurt drink
Esperanto ajrano
  • ajranoa Turkish yoghurt drink
Finnish ayran
  • ayrana Turkish yoghurt drink
French ayran
  • ayrana Turkish yoghurt drink
German Ayran
  • Ayrana Turkish yoghurt drink
Greek αριάνι, αϊράνι
  • αριάνι (ariáni)a Turkish yoghurt drink
  • αϊράνι (aïráni)a Turkish yoghurt drink
Hindi अयरान
  • अयरान (ayrān)a Turkish yoghurt drink
Indonesian airan
  • airana Turkish yoghurt drink
Japanese アイラン
  • アイラン (airan)a Turkish yoghurt drink
Korean 아이란
  • 아이란 (airan)a Turkish yoghurt drink
Polish ajran
  • ajrana Turkish yoghurt drink
Portuguese ayran
  • ayrana Turkish yoghurt drink
Russian айра́н
  • айра́н (ajrán)a Turkish yoghurt drink
Spanish ayran
  • ayrana Turkish yoghurt drink
Turkish ayran
  • ayrana Turkish yoghurt drink
Ukrainian айра́н
  • айра́н (ajrán)a Turkish yoghurt drink
Urdu عَیران
  • عَیران ('airān)a Turkish yoghurt drink

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Cite this entry
APA

airan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airan

MLA

“airan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airan.

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