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dravidian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dravidian has 2 senses
- dravidian(n = noun.person) Array - a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them); Array is a kind of indian
- dravidian(n = noun.communication) dravidian language, dravidic - a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka; Array is a kind of natural language, tongue
has particulars: badaga, gadaba, gond, canarese, kanarese, kolam, kota, kotar, kui, malto, savara, tamil, telugu, toda, tulu
has particulars: south dravidian, south-central dravidian, central dravidian, north dravidian
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dravidian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of a dark-skinned aboriginal people of S. India and Sri Lanka (including the Tamils and Kanarese).
2 any of the group of languages spoken by this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people or group of languages.
--n.
1 a member of a dark-skinned aboriginal people of S. India and Sri Lanka (including the Tamils and Kanarese).
2 any of the group of languages spoken by this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people or group of languages.
Etymology
Skr. Dravida, a province of S. India
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