-ഏ

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Malayalam

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Suffix

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-ഏ ()

  1. Vocative noun case marker.
    Example:

Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-ഏ ()

  1. Interrogative marker for negative sentences, eg ബുക്ക് (bukkŭ) "book" > ബുക്കില്ലേ (bukkillē) "have no book?".
    Synonym: -ഓ (, for positive sentences)

Etymology 3

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Suffix

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-ഏ ()

  1. locative case marker
    Synonym: -ഇൽ (-il)
    കീഴ് (kīḻŭ, below) + ‎-ഏ () → ‎കീഴേ (kīḻē, at below)
    അരിക് (arikŭ, near) + ‎-ഏ () → ‎അരികേ (arikē, to the near)

Etymology 4

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Suffix

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-ഏ ()

  1. suffix marking "only"
    Synonym: മാത്രം (mātraṁ)
    നാം (nāṁ, we) + ‎-ഏ () → ‎നാമേ (nāmē, only us)