Dravidian
Pronunciation: /drəˈvɪdɪən/
Definition of Dravidian
adjective
noun
Dravidian languages were once spoken throughout the Indian subcontinent, but were restricted to the south following the arrival of speakers of Indic languages circa 1000 bc. Those still used, by over 160 million people, include Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu
Origin:
from Sanskrit drāviḍa 'relating to the Tamils' (from Dravida 'Tamil') + -ian
