Reconstruction:Bulgarian/Айдин

This Bulgarian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Turkish aydın (bright, illuminated, enlightened). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Ottoman Turkish?”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐjˈdin]

Proper noun

*Айди́н • (*Ajdín)

  1. only used in Айди́нов (Ajdínov)

References

  • Илчев, Стефан (1969), “*Айди́н”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 44