ദ്രാവിഡം

Malayalam

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit द्राविड (drāviḍa). Doublet of തമിഴ് (tamiḻŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪raːʋiɖɐm/

Proper noun

ദ്രാവിഡം • (drāviḍaṁ)

1. Dravidian lands
2. Dravidian languages
3. (rare) Proto-Dravidian
4. (obsolete) Tamil
5. (obsolete) Tamil Nadu

References

• Kailash Nath (2019) “ദ്രാവിഡം”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ദ്രാവിഡം”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books