🔄 Synonyms of "Dravidian"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dravidian languagenoun | a large family of languages spoken in south and central india and sri lanka |
| dravidicnoun | Of or relating to the Dravidian language family. |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dravidicnoun | Of or relating to the Dravidian language family. |
| dravidian languagenoun | a large family of languages spoken in south and central india and sri lanka |
| protonoun | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something. |
| aryonoun | — |
| dravidanoun | Alternative form of Dravidian. [A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh.] |
| tamilnoun | A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia. |
| telugunoun | A Dravidian language of India. |
| elamo-dravidiannoun | (linguistics) A hypothesized language family that links the Dravidian languages to the extinct Elamite language of ancient Elam. |
| coorgnoun | A mountainous region in southwestern India, also known locally as Kodagu. |
| proto-dravidiannoun | The hypothetical, ancestral proto-language from which the Dravidian languages are descended. |
| indo-aryannoun | Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people. |
| indo-portuguesenoun | Any of various Portuguese-based creoles spoken in India and Sri Lanka. |
| middle tamilnoun | a Dravidian language which was spoken in the southern part of India between circa 700 CE - 1400 CE; the ancestor of Old Malayalam and present-day Tamil languages. |
| badaganoun | The indigenous people of the Nilgri Hills of southern India. |
| old tamilnoun | a Dravidian language which was spoken in the southern part of India between circa 600 BCE - 300 CE; the ancestor of Middle Tamil and present-day Tamil languages. |
| gondinoun | The Dravidian language spoken by the people in Gondwana, central India. |
| south indianoun | A geographic region of India, comprising the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. These regions speak mainly Dravidian languages, and have distinct cuisine and culture. |
| maltonoun | An ethnic group of India. |
| irulanoun | A member of a Dravidian ethnic group living around the Nilgiri mountains in India. |
| malayalamnoun | A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Kerala and the UT of Lakshadweep in India. |
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