[ drə'vɪdɪən ]
■ noun
1》 a family of languages spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, including Tamil and Kannada.
2》 a member of any of the peoples speaking a ~ language.
■ adjective relating to or denoting ~ or its speakers.
Origin
from Sanskrit drāviḍa 'relating to the Tamils' (from Dravida 'Tamil') + -ian .