द्रविड
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দ্ৰৱিড (Assamese script)
- ᬤ᭄ᬭᬯᬶᬟ (Balinese script)
- দ্রবিড (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰪𑰰𑰚 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀯𑀺𑀟 (Brahmi script)
- ဒြဝိဍ (Burmese script)
- દ્રવિડ (Gujarati script)
- ਦ੍ਰਵਿਡ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌡 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦿꦮꦶꦝ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂫𑂱𑂙 (Kaithi script)
- ದ್ರವಿಡ (Kannada script)
- ទ្រវិឌ (Khmer script)
- ທ຺ຣວິຑ (Lao script)
- ദ്രവിഡ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡵᠠᠸᡳᡷᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘪𑘱𑘚 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠷᠠᠸᠢᢎᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧊𑧒𑦺 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐰𑐶𑐜 (Newa script)
- ଦ୍ରଵିଡ (Odia script)
- ꢣ꣄ꢬꢮꢶꢞ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆮𑆴𑆝 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖪𑖰𑖚 (Siddham script)
- ද්රවිඩ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑩾𑩑𑩨 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚦𑚮𑚖 (Takri script)
- த்³ரவிட³ (Tamil script)
- ద్రవిడ (Telugu script)
- ทฺรวิฑ (Thai script)
- དྲ་ཝི་ཌ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒫𑒱𑒛 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨭𑨁𑨖 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Hypercorrection of द्रमिल (dramila), probably ultimately from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dɾɐ.ʋi.ɖɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ɾɐ.ʋi.ɖɐ/
Proper noun
द्रविड • (draviḍa) stem, m
- name of people regarded as degraded Kshatriyas said to be the descendants of Vṛṣabha-svāmin
- 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.
- an inhabitant or native of the Draviḍa country
- जरद्द्रविडधार्मिकस्येच्छया निसृष्टैः
- jaraddraviḍadhārmikasyecchayā nisṛṣṭaiḥ
- By the old Draviḍa judge's wish, by setting free.
- name of a degraded tribe
- the collective name for people living in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, and Maharashtra
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | द्रविडः (draviḍaḥ) | द्रविडौ (draviḍau) द्रविडा¹ (draviḍā¹) |
द्रविडाः (draviḍāḥ) द्रविडासः¹ (draviḍāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | द्रविडम् (draviḍam) | द्रविडौ (draviḍau) द्रविडा¹ (draviḍā¹) |
द्रविडान् (draviḍān) |
| instrumental | द्रविडेन (draviḍena) | द्रविडाभ्याम् (draviḍābhyām) | द्रविडैः (draviḍaiḥ) द्रविडेभिः¹ (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) |
| vocative | द्रविड (draviḍa) | द्रविडौ (draviḍau) द्रविडा¹ (draviḍā¹) |
द्रविडाः (draviḍāḥ) द्रविडासः¹ (draviḍāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- द्रविडगौडक (draviḍagauḍaka)
- द्रविडदेश (draviḍadeśa)
- द्रविडदेशीय (draviḍadeśīya)
- द्रविडभाषा (draviḍabhāṣā)
- द्रविडभाष्य (draviḍabhāṣya)
- द्रविडशिशु (draviḍaśiśu)
Descendants
- → Hindi: द्रविड़ (draviṛ) (learned)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “द्रविड”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 501, column 2.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “द्रविड”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan