turkey the bird has many names
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zenux




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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Jun 2025 22:33    Post subject: turkey the bird has many names
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The name for "turkey" (the bird) varies significantly across languages, often reflecting the perceived origin of the bird or its perceived characteristics. Here's a breakdown:
European Languages:

Greek:“galopoula” or “French chicken.”
French: dinde (sometimes also dindon), meaning "chicken from India".
German: Truthahn, meaning "trut hen".
Italian: tacchino, which is said to imitate the sound the bird makes.
Spanish: pavo, which comes from the Latin for "peafowl".
Portuguese: Peru
Scandinavian Languages: kalkun or kalkon, derived from "hen of Calicut".
Dutch: kalkoen, same as above.

Other Languages:

Arabic: dīk rūmī (ديك رومي), meaning "Roman rooster".
Chinese: Huoyiji (火鸡), meaning "fire chicken".
Japanese: Shichimencho (七面鳥), meaning "seven-faced bird".
Korean: Chilmyeonjo (칠면조), meaning "seven-faced bird".
Russian: indeyka (индейка), comes from Indian chicken.
Turkish: hindi.
Hindi: "tarki" (तर्की), which is a direct translation of "turkey"

Hebrew: odu (India)

Interesting Notes:

Many European languages associate the turkey with India or Turkey, reflecting the bird's perceived origin.

The name "turkey" in English is a historical error, as the bird is native to North America.
Some names reflect descriptive features, like the "seven-faced bird" in Japanese and Korean.


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SumZero




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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Jun 2025 22:46    Post subject:
I'm not sure what to do with this information...
Not being snarky, I genuinely do not know what to do with it Very Happy


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zenux




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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Jun 2025 23:02    Post subject:
this info dump is useless like the section Smile
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iconized




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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2025 00:54    Post subject:
On the fourth of July, if you live in the USA, this bird may end on your plate.
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SumZero




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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2025 01:07    Post subject:
@iconized That's thanksgiving Day.
No one eats turkey on 4th of July. That's burgers, hotdogs, whatever you can grill outside during summer really.
Why the president pardons a turkey in November. That's when Thanksgiving is.


Stormwolf - "Who cares about some racial stuff, certainly not the victims."

- Democracy Dies in Dumbness.
- Watching people my age grow from cynical youth who distrusts and dismisses the older generation, into cynical old people who distrusts and dismisses younger generations.
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PostPosted: Thu, 5th Jun 2025 03:03    Post subject:
Oh clumsy me. I have one excuse though: I am Dutch. Okay
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