Dravidian

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit द्राविड (drāviḍa), hypercorrection of Prakrit dāviḍa, dāmiḷo, damiḷa, from Old Tamil tamil (mod. Tamiẓ).

Proper noun

Dravidian

1. A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
2. Any of the languages of these aboriginal peoples; Dravidic.

Translations

family of languages

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 達羅毗荼語系, 达罗毗荼语系 (Dáluópítú yǔxì), 德拉維達語系, 德拉维达语系 (Délāwéidá yǔxì)

• Finnish: dravidakielet pl
• French: dravidien (fr) m
• German: Dravidisch n
• Hindi: द्रविड़ (hi) (draviṛ)
• Hungarian: dravida (hu)
• Indonesian: bahasa Dravida

• Japanese: ドラヴィダ語族 (Doravida-gozoku) 達羅毗荼語族 (Doravida-gozoku)
• Korean: 드라비다어족 (deulabida-eojog)
• Malay: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: dravidiano m
• Russian: дравиди́йский (ru) (dravidíjskij)
• Spanish: drávido
• Tamil: திராவிட மொழி (tirāviṭa moḻi)

single language

• Finnish: dravidakieli

Noun

Dravidian (plural Dravidians)

1. A member of any of several aboriginal peoples of India and Sri Lanka thought to have spread in India before Aryan migration.

Translations

person

• Finnish: dravida (fi)

Adjective

Dravidian (comparative more Dravidian, superlative most Dravidian)

1. Of or relating to the Dravidian people or language.

Translations

• Dutch: Dravidisch