द्राविड

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Adjective

द्राविड • (drāviḍa)

  1. Dravidian

Noun

द्राविड • (drāviḍa) stemm

  1. the Dravidian people

References

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