द्राविड

See also: द्रविड़ and द्रविड

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• দ্ৰাৱিড (Assamese script)
• ᬤ᭄ᬭᬵᬯᬶᬟ (Balinese script)
• দ্রাবিড (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰪𑰰𑰚 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀟 (Brahmi script)
• ဒြာဝိဍ (Burmese script)
• દ્રાવિડ (Gujarati script)
• ਦ੍ਰਾਵਿਡ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌡 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦿꦴꦮꦶꦝ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂫𑂱𑂙 (Kaithi script)
• ದ್ರಾವಿಡ (Kannada script)
• ទ្រាវិឌ (Khmer script)
• ທ຺ຣາວິຑ (Lao script)
• ദ്രാവിഡ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᡳᡷᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘪𑘱𑘚 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠷᠠᢗᠸᠢᢎᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧑𑧊𑧒𑦺 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐰𑐶𑐜 (Newa script)
• ଦ୍ରାଵିଡ (Odia script)
• ꢣ꣄ꢬꢵꢮꢶꢞ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆮𑆴𑆝 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖪𑖰𑖚 (Siddham script)
• ද්‍රාවිඩ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑩾𑩑𑩨 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚦𑚮𑚖 (Takri script)
• த்³ராவிட³ (Tamil script)
• ద్రావిడ (Telugu script)
• ทฺราวิฑ (Thai script)
• དྲཱ་ཝི་ཌ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒫𑒱𑒛 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨭𑨁𑨖 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Of Dravidian, specifically Old Tamil origin. More at Dravidians. According to Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003), a Sanskritization of Pali damiḷa, related to Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɾɑː.ʋi.ɖɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɾɑː.ʋi.ɖɐ/

Adjective

द्राविड • (drāviḍa)

1. Dravidian

Noun

द्राविड • (drāviḍa) stem, m

1. the Dravidian people