ییلانجیل

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From ییلان (yılan, “snake”) +‎ ـجیل (-cil).

Noun

ییلانجیل • (yılancıl)

  1. sacred ibis, any wading bird of the species Threskiornis aethiopicus
    Synonym: مصر طورنه‌سی (Mısır turnası)

Descendants

  • Turkish: yılancıl

Further reading

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