dravidian – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Dravidian
n.
large family of languages spoken in Sri Lanka and in south and central India
adj.
of or pertaining to the Dravidian languages; of or pertaining to the Dravidian people
n.
member of any of the people that speak Dravidian languages
Dravidian
Dravidian or
Dravida may refer to:
Language and culture
Dravidian
Noun
1. a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them)
(hypernym) Indian
(hyponym) Badaga
2. a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka
(synonym) Dravidic, Dravidian language
(hypernym) natural language, tongue
(hyponym) South Dravidian
Dravidian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Dravida.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Dravidian
Dravidian One of the three great groups of non-Aryan races in India, regarded as indigenous, along with the Tibeto-Burmese and the Kolarian. The Dravidians entered the Punjab through the northwestern passes, and after subjugating the peoples they encountered, eventually settled in the southern portion of India where they are still situated in large numbers. Although subjugated by the Aryans, they were so strongly entrenched that they were not broken up as were the other non-Aryans. The five principal Dravidian languages are: Tamil, Telugu, Kanarese, Malayalam (or Malabar), and Tulu.
See also Tamil
