tajique

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tadjique (Brazil)

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/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /taˈʒi.kɨ/

• 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.

Further reading

• “tadjique”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “tajique”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “tajique”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “tajique”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “tadjique”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026