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Dravidian vs Tamil

Tamil vs Dravidian

Dravidian and Tamil both are nouns.

Dravidian is not an adjective while Tamil is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Dravidian Yes No No No
Tamil Yes Yes No No
As nouns, Tamil is a hyponym of Dravidian; that is, Tamil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Dravidian:
  • Dravidian: a member of one of the aboriginal inhabitants of India
  • Tamil: a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka
Other hyponyms of Dravidian include Badaga, Gadaba, Gond, Canarese, Kanarese, Kolam, Kota, Kotar, Kui, Malto, Savara, Telugu, Toda, Tulu.
Dravidian (noun) Tamil (noun)
a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka, as well as overseas in Malaysia and Singapore the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka
a member of one of the aboriginal inhabitants of India a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka
Dravidian (adjective) Tamil (adjective)
of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself
Difference between Dravidian and Tamil

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