Dra|vid|i|an

Dra|vid|i|an
Dra|vid|i|an «druh VIHD ee uhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or having to do with a group of intermixed races in southern India and in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) or their languages.
–n.
1. a member of any of these races: »

In India the first farmers were the ancestors of the Dravidians, who still occupy the plains and coasts of the southern part of the peninsula (Atlantic).

2. their languages. Dravidian constitutes a family that includes Tamil, Malayalam, Kanarese, and Telugu.

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  • Dra|vid|ic — «druh VIHD ihk», adjective. = Dravidian. (Cf. ↑Dravidian) …   Useful english dictionary

  • dra — ace·tyl·phen·yl·hy·dra·zine; ad·dra; al·ex·an·dra; an·dra; an·dra·dite; aph·e·lan·dra; cail·ce·dra; ca·lan·dra; ca·len·dra; cal·li·an·dra; car·bo·hy·dra·zide; cas·san·dra; ca·the·dra; chel·y·dra; chi·dra; clep·sy·dra; co·man·dra; coo·ta·mun·dra;… …   English syllables

  • vid — al·mo·ra·vid; cer·vid; da·vid·ic; da·vid·ist; da·vid·son·ite; da·vid·son s; di·vid·able; di·vid·ed·ly; di·vid·er; di·vid·u·al; di·vid·u·ous; dra·vid·i·an·ist; fer·vid; fer·vid·i·ty; fer·vid·ly; fer·vid·ness; fla·vid; ful·vid; ghaz·na·vid;… …   English syllables

  • dravidian — dra·vid·i·an …   English syllables

  • dravidic — dra·vid·ic …   English syllables

  • dravidianist — dra·vid·i·an·ist …   English syllables

  • Dravidian — Dra•vid•i•an [[t]drəˈvɪd i ən[/t]] n. 1) peo a language family of South Asia, spoken mainly in S India, and including Telugu and Tamil 2) peo a speaker of a language belonging to this family 3) peo of or pertaining to Dravidian or its speakers •… …   From formal English to slang

  • ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… …   English syllables

  • Scytho-Dravidian — Scyth·o Dra·vid·i·an (sĭth ō drə vĭdʹē ən, sĭth ) adj. Of or relating to an ethnic group of northwest India having mixed Iranian and Dravidian characteristics.   [Scythian + Dravidian.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Dravidian — Dra*vid i*an, prop. a. [From Skr. Dr[=a]vi[dsdot]a, the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India.] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Dravida. [1913 Webster] {Dravidian languages}, a group of languages of Southern India, which seem… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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