TURKEY
(Heb. “Tukkî”; undoubtedly correct interpretation, since Solomon imported from Tarshish, by sea, the “tukkiyyîm”, turkeys, as well as ivory and monkeys: 1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chron. 9:21).
The Hebrew terms designating ivory and monkeys are of Indian origin, and the etymology of “tukkî” most likely comes from the Malayalam “tõghai”, which in turn is derived from the ancient Tamil “togei”, a turkey.
This animal, the “Pavo cristatus”, comes from India, where it is very common.
According to another interpretation, the Heb. “tukkî” would come from Egyptian. «t. “ky” (monkey), with the letter “t” indicating the feminine gender.
In this way two species of monkeys would appear designated. This animal would have African origin, and there would be reasons to place Ophir in Africa.