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Dravidian meaning in Telugu

ద్రావిడ drāviḍa

/dɹəˈvɪdɪən/

Dravidian in Telugu: ద్రావిడ (drāviḍa). In English, Dravidian means a family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Telugu words for Dravidian

Dravidian
ద్రావిడ drāviḍa

English meaning of Dravidian

  1. proper noun A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  2. proper noun Any of the languages of these aboriginal peoples; Dravidic.
  3. noun A member of any of several aboriginal peoples of India and Sri Lanka thought to have spread in India before Aryan migration.
  4. adjective Of or relating to the Dravidian people or language.

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Questions about Dravidian in Telugu

What is the meaning of Dravidian in Telugu?
Dravidian in Telugu is ద్రావిడ (drāviḍa).
Dravidian అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Dravidian: ద్రావిడ (drāviḍa).
What does Dravidian mean in English?
Dravidian means a family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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Telugu words from Wiktionary's Telugu entries whose English meaning is “Dravidian”: ద్రావిడ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: Dravidian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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