Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian سُغْد (suğd).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Суғд (Suġd) (Persian spelling سغد)

  1. Sughd (a province of Tajikistan)
    Вилояти СуғдViloyati Suġdthe province of Sughd
  2. Sogdiana (an ancient Iranian-speaking civilization of what is today eastern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan)

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