द्रविड

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Etymology

Hypercorrection of द्रमिल (dramila), probably ultimately from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, Tamil).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

द्रविड (draviḍa) stemm

  1. name of people regarded as degraded Kshatriyas said to be the descendants of Vṛṣabha-svāmin
  2. a country on the east coast of the Deccan
    अस्ति द्रविडेषु काञ्ची नाम नगरी
    asti draviḍeṣu kāñcī nāma nagarī
    In the Draviḍa countries, there is a city named Kāñcī.
  3. an inhabitant or native of the Draviḍa country
    जरद्द्रविडधार्मिकस्येच्छया निसृष्टैः
    jaraddraviḍadhārmikasyecchayā nisṛṣṭaiḥ
    By the old Draviḍa judge's wish, by setting free.
  4. name of a degraded tribe
  5. the collective name for people living in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, and Maharashtra

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of द्रविड (draviḍa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative द्रविडः
draviḍaḥ
द्रविडौ / द्रविडा¹
draviḍau / draviḍā¹
द्रविडाः / द्रविडासः¹
draviḍāḥ / draviḍāsaḥ¹
Vocative द्रविड
draviḍa
द्रविडौ / द्रविडा¹
draviḍau / draviḍā¹
द्रविडाः / द्रविडासः¹
draviḍāḥ / draviḍāsaḥ¹
Accusative द्रविडम्
draviḍam
द्रविडौ / द्रविडा¹
draviḍau / draviḍā¹
द्रविडान्
draviḍān
Instrumental द्रविडेन
draviḍena
द्रविडाभ्याम्
draviḍābhyām
द्रविडैः / द्रविडेभिः¹
draviḍaiḥ / draviḍebhiḥ¹
Dative द्रविडाय
draviḍāya
द्रविडाभ्याम्
draviḍābhyām
द्रविडेभ्यः
draviḍebhyaḥ
Ablative द्रविडात्
draviḍāt
द्रविडाभ्याम्
draviḍābhyām
द्रविडेभ्यः
draviḍebhyaḥ
Genitive द्रविडस्य
draviḍasya
द्रविडयोः
draviḍayoḥ
द्रविडानाम्
draviḍānām
Locative द्रविडे
draviḍe
द्रविडयोः
draviḍayoḥ
द्रविडेषु
draviḍeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hindi: द्रविड़ (draviṛ) (learned)

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