FromSanskritद्राविड(drāviḍa) +‎-ian. *tamiḻ > *damiḷ > damiḷa- / damila- and further, with the intrusive, 'hypercorrect' (or perhaps analogical) -r-, into dr(a/ā)viḍa.

• IPA^(key):/dɹəˈvɪdɪən/

Dravidian

1. A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in SouthernIndia, NortheastSri Lanka, and parts ofPakistan andBangladesh.
2. Any of thelanguages of these aboriginal peoples;Dravidic.

• Elamo-Dravidian
• Proto-Dravidian

Dravidian (pluralDravidians)

1. A member of any of severalaboriginalpeoples ofIndia andSri Lanka thought to have spread in India beforeAryanmigration.

Dravidian (comparativemoreDravidian,superlativemostDravidian)

1. Of or relating to the Dravidian people or language.