Dravidian

English Etymology From en sa:द्राविड -ian. *tamiḻ > *damiḷ > damiḷa- / damila- and further, with the intrusive, 'hypercorrect' (or perhaps analogical) -r-, into dr(a/ā)viḍa. Pronunciation en /dɹəˈvɪdɪən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Dravidian.wav US Proper noun A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Any of the languages of these aboriginal peoples; Dravidic. Derived terms en Elamo-Dravidian en Proto-Dravidian Translations family of languages Catalan: ca dravídic m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 達羅毗荼語系 Dáluópítú yǔxì, cmn 德拉維達語系 Délāwéidá yǔxì Czech: cs drávidské jazyky f-p Finnish: fi dravidakielet p French: fr dravidien m German: de Drawidisch n, de Dravidisch n Hindi: hi द्रविड़ Hungarian: hu dravida Indonesian: id bahasa Dravida Japanese: ja ドラヴィダ語族 Doravida-gozoku ja 達羅毗荼語族 Doravida-gozoku Korean: ko 드라비다어족 Malay: ms bahasa Dravidia Polish: pl drawidyjski Portuguese: pt dravidiano m Russian: ru дравиди́йский Spanish: es drávido Tamil: ta திராவிட மொழி single language Finnish: fi dravidakieli Malay: ms bahasa Dravidia Polish: pl drawidyjski Noun A member of any of several aboriginal peoples of India and Sri Lanka thought to have spread in India before Aryan migration. Translations person Catalan: ca dràvida m f Czech: cs Drávid m Finnish: fi dravida Malay: ms orang Dravidia Polish: pl Drawida m, pl Drawidyjka f Adjective Of or relating to the Dravidian people or language. Derived terms en Dravidianism Dravidianist Dravidianness Dravidiologist Dravidiology Translations Catalan: ca dravídic Czech: cs drávidský Dutch: nl Dravidisch Finnish: fi dravidalainen Latin: la dravidicus Punjabi: pa ਦਰਾਵੜ Sanskrit: sa द्राविड en Language families