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A tukki is a parrot.
Etymology. It seems to be a reversal of KiSHKeSH = to prattle, at a time when the letter shin had a dental D/T-sound. The plural taf-[vav]-kaf-yod-yod-mem TooKiYiM appears in Hebrew Bible twice: at 2Kings 10:22 and as a near repetition at 2Chronicles 9:21. The customary translation for 2Kings 10:22 is:
>> For the king [Solomon] had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram [king of Lebanon]; once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes, and peacocks. <<
I have also seen this word (TooKiYiM) translated as guinea fowl. I suspect those peacocks/guinea fowl were actually parrots because parrots that could "speak" would fetch a much higher price than edible birds that were worth little more than the local 3oF TaRNaGoL = chicken.
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What does Hebrew tukki mean?
It means "Parrot".
The word turkey is said to come from the Hebrew word tukki shich means?
Tuki is a Parrot.
What does tukki mean and did the word turkey come from it?
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