[ tα:'dʒi:k ]
(also Tadjik or Tadzhik )
■ noun
1》 a member of a mainly Muslim people inhabiting ~istan and parts of neighbouring countries.
↘a native or national of the republic of ~istan.
2》 (also ~i tα:'dʒi:ki ) the Iranian language of the ~s.
Origin
from Pers. tājik 'a Persian, someone who is neither an Arab nor a Turk'.