द्रविड

See also: द्रविड़ and द्राविड

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Hypercorrection of द्रमिल (dramila), probably ultimately from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”).

द्रविड • (draviḍa) stem, m

name of people regarded as degraded Kshatriyas said to be the descendants of Vṛṣabha-svāmin
a country on the east coast of the Deccan
अस्ति द्रविडेषु काञ्ची नाम नगरी
asti draviḍeṣu kāñcī nāma nagarī
In the Draviḍa countries, there is a city named Kāñcī.
an inhabitant or native of the Draviḍa country
जरद्द्रविडधार्मिकस्येच्छया निसृष्टैः
jaraddraviḍadhārmikasyecchayā nisṛṣṭaiḥ
By the old Draviḍa judge's wish, by setting free.
name of a degraded tribe
the collective name for people living in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, and Maharashtra

Masculine a-stem declension of द्रविड (draviḍa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	द्रविडः draviḍaḥ	द्रविडौ / द्रविडा¹ draviḍau / draviḍā¹	द्रविडाः / द्रविडासः¹ draviḍāḥ / draviḍāsaḥ¹
Vocative	द्रविड draviḍa	द्रविडौ / द्रविडा¹ draviḍau / draviḍā¹	द्रविडाः / द्रविडासः¹ draviḍāḥ / draviḍāsaḥ¹
Accusative	द्रविडम् draviḍam	द्रविडौ / द्रविडा¹ draviḍau / draviḍā¹	द्रविडान् draviḍān
Instrumental	द्रविडेन draviḍena	द्रविडाभ्याम् draviḍābhyām	द्रविडैः / द्रविडेभिः¹ draviḍaiḥ / draviḍebhiḥ¹
Dative	द्रविडाय draviḍāya	द्रविडाभ्याम् draviḍābhyām	द्रविडेभ्यः draviḍebhyaḥ
Ablative	द्रविडात् draviḍāt	द्रविडाभ्याम् draviḍābhyām	द्रविडेभ्यः draviḍebhyaḥ
Genitive	द्रविडस्य draviḍasya	द्रविडयोः draviḍayoḥ	द्रविडानाम् draviḍānām
Locative	द्रविडे draviḍe	द्रविडयोः draviḍayoḥ	द्रविडेषु draviḍeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic