द्रविड़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्रविड (draviḍa), hypercorrected from a Prakrit दमिळ (damiḷa), दमेळ (dameḷa), etc. mostly likely from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁆 (tamiḻ) or another Dravidian language.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɾə.ʋɪɽ/, [d̪ɾɐ.ʋɪɽ]

Noun

द्रविड़ • (draviṛ) m or f by sense

  1. Dravidian person

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Proper noun

द्रविड़ • (draviṛ) m

  1. South India

Declension

Adjective

द्रविड़ • (draviṛ) (indeclinable)

  1. Dravidian

References

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