Bichʼah Łichíiʼii Bikéyah

Etymology

From bichʼah (“his hat”) + łichííʼ (“red”) + -ii (nominalizer) + bikéyah (“their country”), referring to the fez hats worn during Ottoman times.

Proper noun

Bichʼah Łichíiʼii Bikéyah

  1. Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia)
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