Dravidian

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit द्राविड (drāviḍa) +‎ -ian. *tamiḻ > *damiḷ > damiḷa- / damila- and further, with the intrusive, 'hypercorrect' (or perhaps analogical) -r-, into dr(a/ā)viḍa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɹəˈvɪdɪən/

Proper noun

Dravidian

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

Translations

family of languages

Catalan: dravídic m
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: Drawidisch n, Dravidisch n
Hindi: द्रविड़ (hi) (draviṛ)
Hungarian: dravida (hu)
Indonesian: bahasa Dravida
Japanese: ドラヴィダ語族 (ja) (Doravida-gozoku) 達羅毗荼語族 (Doravida-gozoku)
Korean: 드라비다어족 (deurabida'eojok)
Malay: please add this translation if you can
Polish: drawidyjski (pl)
Portuguese: dravidiano m
Russian: дравиди́йский (ru) (dravidíjskij)
Spanish: drávido
Tamil: திராவிட மொழி (tirāviṭa moḻi)

single language

Finnish: dravidakieli
Polish: drawidyjski (pl)

Noun

Dravidian (plural Dravidians)

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: dràvida m or f
Finnish: dravida (fi)
Polish: Drawida m, Drawidyjka (pl) f

Adjective

Dravidian (comparative more Dravidian, superlative most Dravidian)

Of or relating to the Dravidian people or language.

Translations

Catalan: dravídic
Dutch: Dravidisch
Finnish: dravidalainen
Punjabi: ਦਰਾਵੜ (darāvaṛ)
Sanskrit: द्राविड (sa) (drāviḍa)

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