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Dravidian

Dra-vid′i-an

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Adj.
[From Skr.
Drāviḍa
, the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India.]
(Ethnol.)
Of or pertaining to the Dravida.
Dravidian languages
,
a group of languages of Southern India, which seem to have been the idioms of the natives, before the invasion of tribes speaking Sanskrit. Of these languages, the Tamil is the most important; Telegu, Malayalam, and Kannada are included. These languages are distinct from the Indo-European family of languages.

Definition 2024


Dravidian

Dravidian

English

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

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.

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Adjective

Dravidian (comparative more Dravidian, superlative most Dravidian)

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