Dravidian

[ druh-vid-ee-uhn ]

/ drəˈvɪd i ən /

noun

a family of languages, wholly distinct from Indo-European, spoken mostly in southern India and Sri Lanka and including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and, in Pakistan, Brahui.

a member of the aboriginal population occupying much of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka.

adjective

Also Dra·vid·ic. of or relating to this people or their language.

Origin of Dravidian

First recorded in 1855–60; from Sanskrit Draviḍ(a) the proper name of an ethnic group + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Dravidian

pre-Dra·vid·i·an, adjectivepre-Dra·vid·ic, adjective

Words nearby Dravidian

draughtsman, draughty, Drava, dr. avdp., Dravida, Dravidian, dravite, draw, draw a bead on, drawability, draw a blank

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Example sentences from the Web for Dravidian

But still the whole system, though heated in the furnace of Dravidian emotion, has not been recast in a new mould.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
A strong Dravidian element can, however, also be traced in the population of northern India.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7|Various
This passage must have been written after a Vishnuite movement had begun in the Dravidian country.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
One of the most characteristic features of the Dravidian verb is the existence of a separate negative conjugation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7|Various

It proceeded from a hideous worship of monstrous Dravidian divinities.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford

British Dictionary definitions for Dravidian

Dravidian

/ (drəˈvɪdɪən) /

noun

a family of languages spoken in S and central India and Sri Lanka, including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Gondi

a member of one of the aboriginal races of India, pushed south by the Indo-Europeans and now mixed with them

adjective

denoting, belonging to, or relating to this family of languages or these peoples

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单词	dravidian
释义	Dravidian [ druh-vid-ee-uhn ] / drəˈvɪd i ən / noun a family of languages, wholly distinct from Indo-European, spoken mostly in southern India and Sri Lanka and including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and, in Pakistan, Brahui. a member of the aboriginal population occupying much of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka. adjective Also Dra·vid·ic. of or relating to this people or their language. Origin of Dravidian First recorded in 1855–60; from Sanskrit Draviḍ(a) the proper name of an ethnic group + -ian OTHER WORDS FROM Dravidian pre-Dra·vid·i·an, adjectivepre-Dra·vid·ic, adjective Words nearby Dravidian draughtsman, draughty, Drava, dr. avdp., Dravida, Dravidian, dravite, draw, draw a bead on, drawability, draw a blank Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Dravidian But still the whole system, though heated in the furnace of Dravidian emotion, has not been recast in a new mould. Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)\|Charles Eliot A strong Dravidian element can, however, also be traced in the population of northern India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7\|Various This passage must have been written after a Vishnuite movement had begun in the Dravidian country. Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)\|Charles Eliot One of the most characteristic features of the Dravidian verb is the existence of a separate negative conjugation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7\|Various It proceeded from a hideous worship of monstrous Dravidian divinities. Needlework As Art\|Marian Alford British Dictionary definitions for Dravidian Dravidian / (drəˈvɪdɪən) / noun a family of languages spoken in S and central India and Sri Lanka, including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Gondi a member of one of the aboriginal races of India, pushed south by the Indo-Europeans and now mixed with them adjective denoting, belonging to, or relating to this family of languages or these peoples Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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