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द्रविड

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Hypercorrection of द्रमिल (dramila), probably ultimately from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, Tamil).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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द्रविड (draviḍa) stemm

  1. name of people regarded as degraded Kshatriyas said to be the descendants of Vṛṣabha-svāmin
  2. a country on the east coast of the Deccan
    अस्ति द्रविडेषु काञ्ची नाम नगरी
    asti draviḍeṣu kāñcī nāma nagarī
    In the Draviḍa countries, there is a city named Kāñcī.
  3. an inhabitant or native of the Draviḍa country
    जरद्द्रविडधार्मिकस्येच्छया निसृष्टैः
    jaraddraviḍadhārmikasyecchayā nisṛṣṭaiḥ
    By the old Draviḍa judge's wish, by setting free.
  4. name of a degraded tribe
  5. the collective name for people living in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, and Maharashtra

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of द्रविड (draviḍa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative द्रविडः
draviḍaḥ
द्रविडौ / द्रविडा¹
draviḍau / draviḍā¹
द्रविडाः / द्रविडासः¹
draviḍāḥ / draviḍāsaḥ¹
Vocative द्रविड
draviḍa
द्रविडौ / द्रविडा¹
draviḍau / draviḍā¹
द्रविडाः / द्रविडासः¹
draviḍāḥ / draviḍāsaḥ¹
Accusative द्रविडम्
draviḍam
द्रविडौ / द्रविडा¹
draviḍau / draviḍā¹
द्रविडान्
draviḍān
Instrumental द्रविडेन
draviḍena
द्रविडाभ्याम्
draviḍābhyām
द्रविडैः / द्रविडेभिः¹
draviḍaiḥ / draviḍebhiḥ¹
Dative द्रविडाय
draviḍāya
द्रविडाभ्याम्
draviḍābhyām
द्रविडेभ्यः
draviḍebhyaḥ
Ablative द्रविडात्
draviḍāt
द्रविडाभ्याम्
draviḍābhyām
द्रविडेभ्यः
draviḍebhyaḥ
Genitive द्रविडस्य
draviḍasya
द्रविडयोः
draviḍayoḥ
द्रविडानाम्
draviḍānām
Locative द्रविडे
draviḍe
द्रविडयोः
draviḍayoḥ
द्रविडेषु
draviḍeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hindi: द्रविड़ (draviṛ) (learned)

Further reading

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