mamapluto: historical-nonfiction: historical-nonfiction: The turkey, the bird native in the Americas
mamapluto:historical-nonfiction:historical-nonfiction:The turkey, the bird native in the Americas, is named after the country Turkey. That’s just in English; the story gets weirder. In Arabic, the turkey bird is called “dik rumi” or “Roman chicken.” In Hebrew, it is “tarnegol hodu,” the “rooster of India.” In Portuguese, it is “Peru.” As in the other country, yes. In Greek it is “galopoula” or “French chicken.” Both Khmer and Scots Gaelic call the turkey “French,” too. Meanwhile, the French call the turkey “dinde” which is a shortened form of “poule d'Inde” or “chicken of India.”And what do the Turkish call the turkey? They are slightly unique: they call the bird “Hindi,” after one of the main languages of India. cgull3: A bird without a country.wolfofansbach: In other words, it’s an international game of etymological hot potato because no one wants to claim them. Man, bring a turkey is tough.bixbiboom: “Who is responsible for this atrocity?”Everyone: *points at anyone else*And my personal favoritedelilahmidnight: This is revenge for Columbus calling america IndiaA fantastic example of why retaining indigenous names for things is important lmao^^ Exactly. Not to mention the fact that the Lakota name for this bird is “waglekšun.” THE LAKOTA ALREADY FIGURED OUT THE PERFECT NAME FOR THIS BIRD!!! I mean, just look at that photo again and try telling me it doesn’t look like a waglekšun. It’s OK, I’ll wait… -- source link
#waglekšun#lakota#indigenous words