/terr"kik/ , n.
1. a family of closely related languages of southwest, central, and northern Asia and eastern Europe, including Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kirghiz, and Yakut.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to Turkic or Turkic-speaking peoples. Also called Turko-Tatar .
[ 1855-60; TURK + -IC ]