Dravidian

/drəˈvɪdiən/ adjective

Definition

Relating to the Dravidian people, their languages, culture, or the southern regions of India where they primarily live.

Etymology

Derived from 'dravida,' referring to the indigenous peoples and languages of southern India and their cultural characteristics.

Kelly Says

Dravidian languages are fascinating because they're completely unrelated to the Indo-European languages that came north with Aryans—Tamil, the oldest Dravidian language, has literature dating back to the 1st century CE, rivaling the age of Sanskrit!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድራቪድ
dee-rah-vee-d
ARالعربية
الدرعيدي
al-drah-ee-dee
BNবাংলা
দ্রাবিড়
drah-vee-dr
CACatalà
dravídic
drah-vee-dee-k
CSČeština
dravidský
drah-vee-dskee
DADansk
dravidisk
drah-vee-dysk
DEDeutsch
Dravidisch
drah-vee-dish
ELΕλληνικά
δραβιδικός
drah-vee-dee-kos
ESEspañol
dravídico
drah-vee-dee-koh
FAفارسی
دراویدی
drah-vee-dee
FISuomi
dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
FRFrançais
dravidien
drah-vee-dee-ehn
GUGU
દ્રાવિડ
drah-vee-d
HAHA
Dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
HEעברית
דראווידי
drah-vee-dee
HIहिन्दी
द्रविड़
drah-veed
HUMagyar
dravid
drah-veed
IDBahasa Indonesia
Dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
IGIG
Dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
ITItaliano
dravidiano
drah-vee-dee-ah-noh
JA日本語
ドラヴィディ系
dora-bidi-kei
KKKK
Дравид
drah-veed
KMKM
ទេសភាព
toh-seh-phah-p
KO한국어
드라비디안
deura-bi-di-an
MRMR
द्रविड
drah-veed
MSBahasa Melayu
Dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဒရေဝီဒ
deh-ray-wee-deh
NLNederlands
Dravidisch
drah-vee-dish
NONorsk
dravidisk
drah-vee-disk
PAPA
ਦਰਾਵਿਡ
drah-vee-d
PLPolski
drawidzki
drah-vee-dzkee
PTPortuguês
dravídico
drah-vee-dee-koh
RORomână
dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
RUРусский
дравидская
drah-vee-dska-ya
SVSvenska
dravidiskt
drah-vee-dskt
SWKiswahili
Dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
TAதமிழ்
திராவிட
thira-vee-tha
TEతెలుగు
ద్రావిడ
drah-vee-da
THไทย
ดราวิเดียน
drah-vee-dee-an
TLTL
Dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
TRTürkçe
Dravidya
drah-vee-dya
UKУкраїнська
дравідська
drah-vee-dska
URاردو
درید
drah-veed
VITiếng Việt
Dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
YOYO
Dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an
ZH中文
德拉维迪语系
de2 la2 wei2 di4 yu3 xi4
ZUZU
Dravidian
drah-vee-dee-an

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