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>One of the stated reasons is that Turkey is homophonic with 'turkey' (the thanksgiving meal), which further has a connotation of 'lousy'. This is 100% real, th
by kgeist 4y ago
>One of the stated reasons is that Turkey is homophonic with 'turkey' (the thanksgiving meal), which further has a connotation of 'lousy'. This is 100% real, their current leadership is a bit strange
It's not just a coincidence, the bird was named after Turkey because apparently they were first imported to England via the Middle East and so they were called "Turkey cocks". Other European languages call them literally "India cocks", due to a different import route. So it's a bit silly to change the official name of your country because a bird is named after it.
- vesinisa 4y agoOh, that's new information to me. Now I can not wait for Japan to finally change its name (perhaps to Nippon?) to avoid the terrible and vulgar connotation with the Japanese tit..
- kergonath 4y agoTits are gorgeous, though; turkeys are not.
- IlliOnato 4y agoWild turkeys are. At least in the eye of this beholder :-)
- mejutoco 4y agoFor a similar issue in Japan check the order of Name and Surname, or Surname and Name in English and Japanese, as it has been officially been swapping a few times.
- kergonath 4y ago> Other European languages call them literally "India cocks", due to a different import route. Hence “dinde” in French.
- ozgung 4y ago> Other European languages call them literally "India cocks" Haha in Turkey (Türkiye) turkey is hindi and India is Hindistan, which can be translated as Turkeyland.