ఏ

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eː/

Letter

ఏ • (ē)

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

Adjective

ఏ • (ē)

1. interrogative adjective; which, what.

ఏ చెట్టు?

ē ceṭṭu?

Which tree?

Affix

ఏ • (ē)

1. An affix denoting emphasis: thus, నేనే I myself. వాడే that very man. మేమే we ourselves.
2. An affix denoting that a female is addressed ఏమే O woman!

References

• "ఏ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 193