DRAVIDIAN


Meaning of DRAVIDIAN in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. a member of a dark-skinned aboriginal people of S. India and Sri Lanka (including the Tamils and Kanarese).

2 any of the group of languages spoken by this people.

--adj. of or relating to this people or group of languages.

Etymology: Skr. Dravida, a province of S. India

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.