Dravidian
Dravidian
Definition
Dra·vidi·an (drə vid′ē ən)
noun
- any of a group of intermixed peoples chiefly in S India and N Sri Lanka
- a member of any of these peoples
- the family of about 25 non-Indo-European languages spoken by these peoples, including Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu
Etymology: after Sans Drāviḍa, Tamil language
adjective
of the Dravidians or their languages or cultures
