kalkoen

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kalkoen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalˈkun/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kalkoen (plural kalkoene, diminutive kalkoentjie)

  1. turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

Descendants

Dutch

Meleagris gallopavo in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

From older Dutch Calcoensche haan (modern kalkoense haan), from Calcoen, the then-used name for the Indian city Calicut, modern Kozhikode. Although the bird originated in the Americas, confusion arose due to its similarity to the African guinea fowl, which was exported to and imported from India since the 15th century by Portuguese traders.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑlˈkun/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kal‧koen
  • Rhymes: -un

Noun

kalkoen m (plural kalkoenen, diminutive kalkoentje n)

  1. a turkey; any bird of genus Meleagris, particularly Meleagris gallopavo

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kalkoen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  • “kalkoen” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie.

Further reading

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kalkoen.

Noun

kalkoen c (plural kalkoenen, diminutive kalkoentsje)

  1. turkey (bird)

Further reading

  • “kalkoen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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