ఏ

Telugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eː/

Letter

ఏ • (ē)

  1. The long vowel "ē" as a in fare and eighth letter in Telugu alphabet.

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yā.

Adjective

ఏ • (ē)

  1. interrogative adjective; which, what.
ఏ చెట్టు?
ē ceṭṭu?
Which tree?

Etymology 2

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Affix

ఏ • (ē)

  1. an affix denoting emphasis
    ‎నేను (nēnu, “I”) → ‎నేనే (nēnē, “I myself”)
    ‎వాడు (vāḍu, “that man, he”) → ‎వాడే (vāḍē, “that very man”)
    ‎మేము (mēmu, “we”) → ‎మేమే (mēmē, “we ourselves”)
  2. an affix denoting that a female is addressed: ఏమే (ēmē, “O woman!”)

References

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