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"Indyk" is Polish for turkey.
by V-2 6y ago
"Indyk" is Polish for turkey.
- joshuaissac 6y agoMany languages have similar words for the bird, including Turkish itself, where it is known as 'hindi'. 1. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/thanksgiving-turkey-bird-with-confused-origin/1657735 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/thanksgiving-turkey-bird-wi...
- claudiawerner 6y agoAdam Rasugea's video "Why the turkey is named after Turkey (and India)" is extremely informative and fun on the etymology of 'turkey' as applied to the bird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2XZiREio4I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2XZiREio4I
- compsciphd 6y agoin hebrew a chicken is a tar-ne-gol. A turkey is a tar-ne-gol ho-du (almost literally an indian chicken).
- rimliu 6y agoAnd similar in Russian "Индюк". It even funnier in my language (Lithuanian): "kalakutas", so named not after India, but its city, Kolkata.
- V-2 6y agoFor what it's worth, "kalakutas" happens to sound (mildly) obscene in Polish, since "kutas" means a dong/dick :)