Turkeye

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Turkeije in 1678. Derived from Turkije (“Turkey”). Potentially named after a Spanish fortress predominantly manned by Muslim soldiers. Alternatively, the name may have been given as an insult by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages.

See also Zealandic Turkieje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʏrˈkɛi̯.(j)ə/
  • Hyphenation: Tur‧keye
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ə
  • Homophone: Turkije

Proper noun

Turkeye n

  1. a hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “turkeye”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Walloon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tyʀ.kɛj/

Proper noun

Turkeye

  1. Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)
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