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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. द्राविडdrāviḍaA Dravidian, Dravida.

    [द्रविडदेशोऽभिजनोऽस्य-अण्]

    1. A Dravidian, Dravida.
    2. A general name for a Brāhmaṇa of any of the five southern tribes (the पञ्चद्रविड); द्राविड, कर्णाट, गुर्जर, महाराष्ट्र and तैलङ्ग. कर्णाटाश्चैव तैलङ्गा गुर्जरा राष्ट्रवासिनः । आन्ध्राश्च द्राविडा पञ्च विन्ध्यदक्षिणवासिनः ॥ Skanda Parasmaipada
    3. Name of the five chief Dravidian languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kanarese, Malayalam and Tulu).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -डाः (Plural) The Dravida country and its people.

    • -डी Cardamoms.

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  2. द्राविडकdrāviḍakaZedoary.

    Zedoary.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कम् Black salt.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. द्राविडdrāviḍa[drâvida] a. (î) Dravidian; m. country of the Dravidians: pl. the Dravidians; î, f. Dravidian woman.

    [drâvida] adjective (î) Dravidian; masculine country of the Dravidians: plural the Dravidians; î, feminine; also equal for Dravidian woman.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. द्राविडdrāviḍamf(ई)n. Dra1vidian Dravidian, a Draviqa द्रविड MBh. Ra1jat. &c.
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender Dra1vidian Dravidian, a Draviqa द्रविड MBh. Ra1jat. etc.
    2. masculine gender plural the D Draviqa द्रविड people MBh. R. Pur.
    3. masculine gender also collect. Name for the a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) 5 peoples, and of the 5 chief D Draviqa द्रविड languages, Tamil Tamil, Telugu Telugu, Kanarese Kanarese, Malaya1lam Malayalam and Tulu Tulu
    4. masculine gender sg. a patronymic from Dravid2a द्रविड S3atr.
    5. masculine gender Name of a Scholiast or Commentator on the Amara-kosha अमर-कोष Col.
    6. masculine gender a particular number Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Curcunia Zedoaria or a kindred plant Bhpr.
    8. masculine gender small cardamoms Bhpr.
    9. see page and participle 501, column 2 .
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  2. द्राविडकdrāviḍakam. Curcuma Zedoaria L.
    1. masculine gender Curcuma Zedoaria Lexicographers
    2. neuter gender a kind of salt Lexicographers
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  3. द्राविडगौडकdrāviḍagauḍakam. = द्रविड-ग्˚ .

    masculine gender Equivalent to द्रविड-ग्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .

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  4. द्राविडजातिdrāviḍajātif. N. of wk.

    feminine Name of work

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  5. द्राविडभूतिकdrāviḍabhūtikam. Curcuma Zedoaria .

    masculine gender Curcuma Zedoaria .

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  6. द्राविडलिपिdrāviḍalipif. the Dra1vidian Dravidian writing or character Lalit.

    feminine the Dra1vidian Dravidian writing or character Lalit.

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  7. द्राविडवेदपारायणप्रमाणdrāviḍavedapārāyaṇapramāṇan. N. of work.

    neuter gender Name of work.

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