Turkey — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɜːki/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɜːki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɜːki/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɜːki/.

Examples

some joker is blocking the driveway
the first experiment was a real turkey
the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

joker bomb dud Republic of Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

Parts of Speech

noun	large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
noun	a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
noun	a person who does something thoughtless or annoying “some joker is blocking the driveway”
noun	flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
noun	an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual “the first experiment was a real turkey”

Word Forms

bomb

verb

fail to get a passing grade

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Truthahn

großer Hühnervogel mit fächerförmigem Schwanz; weithin als Nahrung domestiziert

🇫🇷French

dinde

grand oiseau gallinacé avec une queue en forme d'éventail ; largement domestiqué pour l'alimentation

🇪🇸Spanish

pavo

ave gallinácea de gran tamaño con cola en forma de abanico; ampliamente domesticado para la alimentación

🇮🇹Italian

tacchino

grande uccello gallinaceo con coda a forma di ventaglio; ampiamente addomesticato per il cibo

🇳🇱Dutch

kalkoen

grote hoenderachtige vogel met waaiervormige staart; op grote schaal gedomesticeerd voor voedsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

peru

grande pássaro galináceo com cauda em leque; amplamente domesticado para alimentação

🇷🇺Russian

Турция

крупная куриная птица с веерообразным хвостом; широко одомашненный для еды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टर्की

पंखे के आकार की पूंछ वाला बड़ा गैलिनैसियस पक्षी; भोजन के लिए व्यापक रूप से पालतू बनाया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

টার্কি

পাখা আকৃতির লেজ সহ বড় গ্যালিনেসিয়াস পাখি; খাদ্যের জন্য ব্যাপকভাবে গৃহপালিত

🇮🇳Tamil

வான்கோழி

விசிறி வடிவ வால் கொண்ட பெரிய கல்லினேசியஸ் பறவை; உணவுக்காக பரவலாக வளர்க்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

టర్కీ

ఫ్యాన్ ఆకారపు తోకతో పెద్ద గాలిని కలిగి ఉండే పక్షి; ఆహారం కోసం విస్తృతంగా పెంపకం చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

टर्की

पंखा-आकाराच्या शेपटीसह मोठा गॅलिनेसियस पक्षी; अन्नासाठी मोठ्या प्रमाणावर पाळीव

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટર્કી

પંખાના આકારની પૂંછડીવાળું મોટું ગેલિનેસિયસ પક્ષી; ખોરાક માટે વ્યાપકપણે પાળેલા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟರ್ಕಿ

ಫ್ಯಾನ್-ಆಕಾರದ ಬಾಲವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗ್ಯಾಲಿನೇಶಿಯಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷಿ; ಆಹಾರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ ಸಾಕಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടർക്കി

ഫാൻ ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള വാലുള്ള വലിയ ഗാലിനേഷ്യസ് പക്ഷി; ഭക്ഷണത്തിനായി വ്യാപകമായി വളർത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਰਕੀ

ਪੱਖੇ ਦੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਪੂਛ ਵਾਲਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਗੈਲਿਨਸੀਅਸ ਪੰਛੀ; ਭੋਜਨ ਲਈ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਾਲਤੂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترکی

پنکھے کی شکل والی دم والا بڑا gallinaceous پرندہ؛ کھانے کے لیے بڑے پیمانے پر پالا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

火鸡

具有扇形尾巴的大型鸡鸟；广泛驯化作为食物

🇯🇵Japanese

七面鳥

扇形の尾を持つ大きなガリン科の鳥。食用として広く家畜化されている

🇰🇷Korean

칠면조

부채 모양의 꼬리를 가진 커다란 갈린성 새; 식용으로 널리 길들여짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ

loài chim lớn có đuôi hình quạt; được thuần hóa rộng rãi để làm thực phẩm

🇹🇭Thai

ไก่งวง

นกน้ำขนาดใหญ่ที่มีหางรูปพัด นิยมเลี้ยงไว้เป็นอาหารอย่างกว้างขวาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

Turki

burung gallinaceous besar dengan ekor berbentuk kipas; banyak didomestikasi untuk dimakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pabo

malaking gallinaceous na ibon na may buntot na hugis pamaypay; malawak na inaalagaan para sa pagkain

🇲🇾Malay

ayam belanda

burung gallinaceous besar dengan ekor berbentuk kipas; dijinakkan secara meluas untuk makanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ديك رومى

طائر غاليني كبير ذو ذيل على شكل مروحة؛ المستأنسة على نطاق واسع للغذاء

🇮🇷Persian

بوقلمون

پرنده بزرگ گالیناسه با دم فن شکل؛ به طور گسترده برای غذا اهلی شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

Türkiye

yelpaze şeklinde kuyruğu olan büyük gallinli kuş; gıda için yaygın olarak evcilleştirilmiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

טוּרְקִיָה

ציפור גלית גדולה עם זנב בצורת מניפה; מבוית באופן נרחב לאוכל

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