2007-04-05 11:43:37 · 10 answers · asked by morris 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
it does not relate to the north American bird.
The name for Turkey in the Turkish language, Türkiye, can be divided into two words: Türk, which means "strong" in Old Turkic and usually signifying the inhabitants of Turkey or a member of the Turkish or Turkic peoples, a later form of "tu-kin", name given by the Chinese to the people living south of the Altay Mountains of Central Asia as early as 177 BC; and the abstract suffix -iye, which means "owner" or "related to". The first recorded use of the term "Türk" or "Türük" as an autonym is contained in the Orkhon inscriptions of the Göktürks (Sky Turks) of Central Asia (c. 8th century CE). The English word "Turkey" is derived from the Medieval Latin "Turchia" (c. 1369).
2007-04-05 17:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by ramsundar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turkey Bird In Tamil
2016-12-17 11:04:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turkey may refer to:
Turkey, a country in Southeastern Europe and western Asia
Turkey (bird), a large gamebird, native to North America.
Meat from the Domesticated turkey, used for food
two different kinds of birds endemic to Australia, the "Brush Turkey", and the Australian Bustard, sometimes also called the "Australian Turkey".
Turkey, North Carolina, a town in the United States of America
Turkey, Texas, a town in the United States of America
A Turkey in bowling, refers to three consecutive strikes.
Cold turkey, a withdrawal from drug addiction without gradual tapering off usage.
A derogatory term for Native Americans in relation to their cermonial songs and feather headdresses.
A "turkey" (slang): a useless thing, unwise purchase, a box office bomb in entertainment, or a foolish or despicable person in CB Radio jargon.
Turkey movies are exploitative B-films, most often featuring sub-par sex, violence and gore.
the American folk dance Turkey in the Straw
2007-04-05 11:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The bird is actually named after the country, as this is where it was first discovered by Europeans.
When the Europeans got to the Americas, they found more and different varieties here, and continued the locals' practice of domesticating them for food.
2007-04-05 11:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It refers to a groups of people who migrated to the land from Turkestan. Notable among these were the Seljurks, whose capture of Jerusalem sparked the Crusades, and the Ottomans, who ruled an empire until 1918. The naming may be coincidential. Check a good dictionary, which gives derivations of terms.
2007-04-05 11:57:00 · answer #5 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Flightless ones...they hold strong and do not flee. The turkey was the first choice before they selected the bald eagle to represent our country. It is meant in the most positive way.
2007-04-05 11:53:24 · answer #6 · answered by fuzzbutt 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
turk means strong in turkish and the suffix iye means owner. so turkey means strong owner.
2007-04-05 16:21:30 · answer #7 · answered by shawn michaels pwns cena 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cattbarf has the correct answer. Just ignore the others.
2007-04-05 12:17:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You may as well ask why a country is named the same as things we eat off.....and drink out of.
2007-04-05 11:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by Ted 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
its just a coincidence. turkish suck man
2007-04-05 12:50:36 · answer #10 · answered by pambos8888 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋