द्राविड

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬤ᭄ᬭᬵᬯᬶᬟ (Balinese script)
  • দ্ৰাৱিড় (Assamese script)
  • দ্রাবিড় (Bengali script)
  • 𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰪𑰰𑰚 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀟 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌡 (Grantha script)
  • દ્રાવિડ (Gujarati script)
  • ਦੑਰਾਵਿਡ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦢꦿꦴꦮꦶꦝ (Javanese script)
  • ទ្រាវិឌ (Khmer script)
  • ದ್ರಾವಿಡ (Kannada script)
  • ທ຺ຣາວິຑ (Lao script)
  • ദ്രാവിഡ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘪𑘱𑘚 (Modi script)
  • ᢑᠷᠠᢗᠸᠢᢎᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • ᡩᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᡳᡷᠠ (Manchu script)
  • ဒြာဝိဍ (Burmese script)
  • 𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧑𑧊𑧒𑦺 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐰𑐶𑐜 (Newa script)
  • ଦ୍ରାଵିଡ (Oriya script)
  • ꢣ꣄ꢬꢵꢮꢶꢞ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆮𑆴𑆝 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖪𑖰𑖚 (Siddham script)
  • ද්රාවිඩ (Sinhalese script)
  • ద్రావిడ (Telugu script)
  • ทฺราวิฑ (Thai script)
  • དྲཱ་ཝི་ཌ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒫𑒱𑒛 (Tirhuta script)

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) m

  1. the Dravidian people

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