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In Turkish, the word for “India” the country and “turkey” the bird are the same. Somehow the Turkish state doesn’t ascribe to India the same “respect” it demand
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
In Turkish, the word for “India” the country and “turkey” the bird are the same. Somehow the Turkish state doesn’t ascribe to India the same “respect” it demands for its own country’s name.
- em-bee 3y agoi am not sure that is fair. for one, india in turkish is hindistan, so there is a noticeable difference, and second the bird seems to be named after a presumed country of origin in many places: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_(bird)#Names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_(bird)#Names