Türkei

Betekenis

Turkey (a country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[tʏʁˈkaɪ̯]

Etymologie

From Medieval Latin Turcia with influence from Türke (“Turk”) which in turn is from Ottoman Turkish ترك, تورك (Türk), from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian ترک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠Turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥).

Zinnen

Auch die Türkei gehört dazu .

Turkije maakt er ook deel van uit.