What is another word for dravidian?

Pronunciation: [dɹavˈɪdi͡ən] (IPA)

Dravidian refers to the people and languages of South India. Synonyms for Dravidian include Dravidic, South Indian, and Tamilic. The term 'Dravidian' is derived from the word 'Dravida' which was used in ancient India to describe the people who spoke the Dravidian languages. The Dravidian languages include Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and others. Some other synonyms for Dravidian include South Asian, Chola, and Chera. These synonyms can be used interchangeably to refer to the people and languages of South India, adding variety and depth to our vocabulary.

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What are the hypernyms for Dravidian?

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What are the hyponyms for Dravidian?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for dravidian (as nouns)

Usage examples for Dravidian

The dravidian culture, which grasped only the idea but not the method of how the inner vibration could change the outer shape receded and became submerged in the Western cult that found a method in the measurement of shape and weight of things to make them change.
"Eight Keys to Eden"
Mark Irvin Clifton
The people of a strip of territory on the west of the Jamna he held to be of the same type as the bulk of the inhabitants of the United Provinces, and this type he called Aryo-dravidian.
"The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir"
Sir James McCrone Douie
The great stone-paved court once contained an imposing group of twenty pyramidal shrines, but only three remain in the original contour of the so-called "pagoda style," peculiar to the dravidian temples of Southern India, from whence Java derived her special form of faith.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings

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