Dravidian

Pronunciation

Origin

From Sanskrit द्राविड, hypercorrection of dāviḍa, dāmiḷo, damiḷa, from Old Tamil tamil (mod. Tamiẓ).

Full definition of Dravidian

Proper noun

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.

Noun

1. A member of any of several aboriginal peoples of India and Sri Lanka thought to have spread in India before Aryan migration.

Adjective

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