Meanings
plural Tajiks · alternative Tadjik · alternative Tadzhik · alternative obsolete Taujik
- A member of the Persian-speaking people living mainly in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
“True that it would be preferable that you marry a local, a Tajik, but Rasheed is healthy, and interested in you.”
2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 48
alternative Tadjik · alternative Tadzhik · alternative obsolete Taujik
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Tajiks.
A yurt houses a Tajik family along the Karakal Lake.
2016 September 25, “Xinjiang – is this really China?”, in CNN, page 2Synonyms: Tajiki
alternative Tadjik · alternative Tadzhik · alternative obsolete Taujik
- The Persian dialect spoken by Tajiks in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Synonyms: Tajiki, Tajiki Persian, Tajik Persian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the Tajiks.
adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan.
adjectiveOf or relating to Tajiki Persian.
proper nounThe Persian dialect spoken by Tajiks in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
nounan ethnic group (mostly Muslim) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
nounthe Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Arabicطَيِّئ“name of an Arab clan”
- Middle Persiantʾcyk'“Arab”
- Classical Persianتاجیک“non-Turk (of Central Asia)”
- EnglishTajik
From Classical Persian تاجیک (tājīk, “non-Turk (of Central Asia)”) (akin to تازی (tāzī), تازیک (tāzīk)), (ultimately) from Middle Persian tʾcyk' (tāzīg, “Arab”), (ultimately) from Arabic طَيِّئ (ṭayyiʔ, “name of an Arab clan”). See Tayy. Popular folk etymology traces the word to Tajik тоҷ (toj, “crown”) (see Arabic تَاج (tāj), from Persian تاج (tâj, “crown”)), but this is false.
More words from Classical Persian, Middle Persian, Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Tadjik, Tadjikistanner
- TadjikTajik person
- TadjikistannerTajik person
- Tadjiksof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- Tadjikistansof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- Tadjiksdialect of Persian
Arabic طَاجِيكِيّ, طَاجِيكِيَّة
- طَاجِيكِيّ (ṭājīkiyy)Tajik person
- طَاجِيكِيَّة (ṭājīkiyya)Tajik person
- طَاجِيكِيّ (ṭājīkiyy)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- طَاجِيكِيّ (ṭājīkiyy)dialect of Persian
Bengali তাজিক, তাজিক
- তাজিক (tajik)Tajik person
- তাজিক (tajik)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- তাজিক ভাষা (tajik bhaśa)dialect of Persian
Bulgarian таджи́к, таджи́кски
- таджи́к (tadžík)Tajik person
- таджи́кски (tadžíkski)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- таджи́кски (tadžíkski)dialect of Persian
Catalan tadjik, tadjik
- tadjikTajik person
- tadjikof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadjikdialect of Persian
Chinese Mandarin 塔吉克人, 塔吉克的
- 塔吉克人 (tǎjíkèrén)Tajik person
- 塔吉克的 (Tǎjíkè de)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- 塔吉克語 /塔吉克语 (tǎjíkèyǔ)dialect of Persian
Czech Tádžik, Tádžička
- TádžikTajik person
- TádžičkaTajik person
- tádžickýof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
Danish tadsjiker, tadsjikisk
- tadsjikerTajik person
- tadsjikiskof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadsjikiskdialect of Persian
Dutch Tadzjiek, Tadzjiekse
- TadzjiekTajik person
- TadzjiekseTajik person
- Tadzjieksof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- Tadzjieksdialect of Persian
Esperanto taĝiko, taĝika
- taĝikoTajik person
- taĝikaof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- Taĝika lingvodialect of Persian
Estonian tadžikk, tadžiki
- tadžikkTajik person
- tadžikiof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadžiki keeldialect of Persian
Finnish tadžikki, tadžikkilainen
- tadžikkiTajik person
- tadžikkilainenof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadžikkidialect of Persian
- tadžikin kielidialect of Persian
French Tadjik, Tadjike
- TadjikTajik person
- TadjikeTajik person
- tadjikof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadjikdialect of Persian
German Tadschike, Tadschikin
- TadschikeTajik person
- TadschikinTajik person
- tadschikischof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- Tadschikischdialect of Persian
Greek τατζίκ
- τατζίκ (tatzík)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
Hebrew טג׳יקי
- טג׳יקי (tajikí)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
Hindi ताजिक, ताजिकी
- ताजिक (tājik)Tajik person
- ताजिकी (tājikī)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- ताजिक (tājik)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
Hungarian tádzsik, tádzsik
- tádzsikTajik person
- tádzsikof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tádzsikdialect of Persian
Indonesian bahasa Tajik
- bahasa Tajikdialect of Persian
Irish Táidsíceastánach, Táidsíceastánach
- TáidsíceastánachTajik person
- Táidsíceastánachof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- Taidsícisdialect of Persian
Italian tagiko, tagika
- tagikoTajik person
- tagikaTajik person
- tagikoof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tagicodialect of Persian
Japanese タジク人, タジクの
- タジク人 (tajikujin)Tajik person
- タジクの (tajiku no)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- タジク語 (tajikugo)dialect of Persian
Korean 타지크인, 타지크 사람
- 타지크인 (tajikeu'in)Tajik person
- 타지크 사람 (tajikeu saram)Tajik person
- 타지크의 (tajikeu-ui)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- 타지크어 (tajikeueo)dialect of Persian
Latvian tadžiks, tadžikiete
- tadžiksTajik person
- tadžikieteTajik person
- tadžikuof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadžikisksof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadžiku valodadialect of Persian
- tadžikudialect of Persian
Lithuanian tadžikas, tadžikė
- tadžikasTajik person
- tadžikėTajik person
- tadžikiškasof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadžikųof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadžikų kalbadialect of Persian
Norwegian tadsjikisk språk
- tadsjikisk språkdialect of Persian
Norwegian Bokmål tadsjiker, tadsjikisk
- tadsjikerTajik person
- tadsjikiskof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadsjikiskdialect of Persian
Polish Tadżyk, Tadżyjka
- TadżykTajik person
- TadżyjkaTajik person
- TadżyczkaTajik person
- tadżyckiof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadżyckidialect of Persian
Portuguese tadjique, tadjique
- tadjiqueTajik person
- tadjiqueof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadjiquedialect of Persian
Romanian tadjic, tadjică
- tadjicTajik person
- tadjicăTajik person
- tadjicof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tadjicădialect of Persian
Russian таджи́к, таджи́чка
- таджи́к (tadžík)Tajik person
- таджи́чка (tadžíčka)Tajik person
- таджи́кский (tadžíkskij)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- таджи́кский (tadžíkskij)dialect of Persian
Slovak Tadžik, Tadžička
- TadžikTajik person
- TadžičkaTajik person
- tadžickýof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
Spanish tayiko, tayiko
- tayikoTajik person
- tayikoof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- tayikodialect of Persian
Swahili Kitajiki
- Kitajikidialect of Persian
Swedish tadzjik, tadzjikiska
- tadzjikTajik person
- tadzjikiskadialect of Persian
Thai ทาจิก, ทาจิกิสถาน
- ทาจิกof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- ทาจิกิสถาน (taa-jì-gís-tǎan)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- ภาษาทาจิกdialect of Persian
Turkish Tacik, Tacikistanlı
- TacikTajik person
- TacikistanlıTajik person
- Tacikof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
- Tacikçedialect of Persian
Ukrainian таджи́к, таджи́чка
- таджи́к (tadžýk)Tajik person
- таджи́чка (tadžýčka)Tajik person
- таджи́цький (tadžýcʹkyj)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
Urdu تاجِک, تاجِک
- تاجِک (tājik)Tajik person
- تاجِک (tājik)of or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
Vietnamese người Tát-gích, Tát-gích
- người Tát-gíchTajik person
- Tát-gíchof or pertaining to Tajiks or to Tajiki Persian
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Tajik
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Tajik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tajik
“Tajik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tajik. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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