hairan

From Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr).

• IPA^(key): /hái.ràn/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hái.ràŋ]

hair̃àn m

1. good deed

hairan

1. Rōmaji transcription of はいらん

• heran (Indonesia, colloquial)

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْرَان (ḥayrān, “bewildered; confused; perplexed”).

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /haˈiran/ [haˈi.ran]
• Rhymes: -ran, -an
• Hyphenation: hai‧ran

hairan (Jawi spelling حيران, comparative lebih hairan, superlative paling hairan)

1. surprised; amazed; astonished (feeling wonder or surprise).

   Synonyms: takjub, terkejut

   Saya hairan bagaimana dia boleh sampai begitu cepat.

   I am surprised (wondering) how he arrived so quickly.

2. strange; odd; puzzling; weird (causing surprise or confusion).

   Synonyms: pelik, ganjil

   Bunyi yang hairan kedengaran dari bilik itu.

   A strange sound was heard from that room.

• > Indonesian: heran (inherited)

• "hairan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017