Turkeye
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested 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.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTurkeye n
- A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
References
editWalloon
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTurkeye
- Turkey (a country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)
Categories:
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯ə
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯ə/3 syllables
- Dutch terms with homophones
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Zeeland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Zeeland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- Walloon terms with IPA pronunciation
- Walloon lemmas
- Walloon proper nouns
- wa:Turkey
- wa:Countries