мисир

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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From the Arabic name of Egypt, Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır), Arabic مِصْر (miṣr); following the false belief that turkeys originate from Egypt. Compare English turkey, Portuguese peru, Russian индейка (indejka), Scottish Gaelic eun-Frangach, and Dutch kalkoen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmisir]
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Noun

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мисир (misirm (plural мисири, feminine мисирка, diminutive мисирче)

  1. male turkey, turkeycock

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