单词 | Dravidian |
释义 | Dravidian /dreuh vid"ee euhn/, n. 1. 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. 2. a member of the aboriginal population occupying much of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka. adj. 3. Also, Dravidic. of or pertaining to this people or their language. [1855-60; < Skt Dravid(a) ethnonym + -IAN] |
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