tajique

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Tajik, from Classical Persian تاجیک (tājīk, “non-Turk (of Central Asia)”), from Middle Persian tʾcyk' (tāzīg, “Arab”), from Arabic طَيِّئ (ṭayyiʔ, “name of an Arab clan”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈʒi.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈʒi.ke/

  • Rhymes: -iki, -ikɨ
  • Hyphenation: tad‧ji‧que

Adjective

tajique m or f (plural tajiques)

  1. Tajik (of or relating to Tajikistan)
    Synonym: tajiquistanês

Noun

tajique m or f by sense (plural tajiques)

  1. Tajik (person from Tajikstan)
    Synonym: tajiquistanês

Noun

tajique m (uncountable)

  1. Tajik (Persian language spoken in Tajikstan)
    Synonym: tajiquistanês

Usage notes

The form tadjique is common in Brazil and how the term appears written in Brazilian dictionaries.

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