Monday, August 3, 2009

Which flower's name comes from the Turkish word for TURBAN because of its shape?

Tulip





The European name for the flower comes from the Persian word for turban, a origin probably originating in the common Turkish custom of wearing flowers in the folds of the turban.
Which flower's name comes from the Turkish word for TURBAN because of its shape?
tulip
Reply:It is not turban. Actually it is TULBENT (Tülbent) cheesecloth/gauze. The story is :


Once upon a time a foreigner in istanbul was wandering and saw some LALE(tulips) and asked a man showing the flowers. But the guy was working on the flowers but could not understand what the foreigner was asking. He thought the foreigner was asking the cloth which the worker was wearing on his head. The answer was "oh TULBENT TULBENT!" . Time by time, long ways, voyages...the word reached to other lands and accepted as TULIP. Also there is another story that tells us the people couldn't understand tulip onions and they tried to eat them after their ships landed....skin disease

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