द्राविड

Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Of Dravidian, specifically Old Tamil origin.[1] More at Dravidians. According to Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003), a Sanskritization of Pali damiḷa, related to Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ); see there for more.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

द्राविड (drāviḍa)

  1. Dravidian

Noun edit

द्राविड (drāviḍa) stemm

  1. the Dravidian people

References edit

  1. ^ Shulman, David (1992). Tamil. Harvard University Press. pp. 5.