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

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.

Derived terms

• Elamo-Dravidian
• Proto-Dravidian

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)

1. 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)

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

Translations

Translations

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