ए

ए U 090F, ए DEVANAGARI LETTER E ← ऎ [U 090E] Devanagari ऐ → [U 0910]

Translingual

Stroke order

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eː/

Letter

ए (e)

1. a vowel of the Devanagari script

Usage notes

• Its matra, used to modify the inherent vowel in a consonant is written े. For example the first consonant क with the matra looks like: के.

Braj

Pronoun

ए (e)

1. this, he, she (near)

References

• Rupert Snell (1991) The Hindi Classical Tradition: A Braj Bhāṣā Reader‎^[1], London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e]

Letter

ए • (e)

1. The seventh vowel in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari script

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /eː/

• Audio:

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Letter

ए • (e)

1. the eighth vowel in Hindi
2. ezafe

See also

• (matra): े (e)
• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ फ़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}

Maithili

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eː]

Pronoun

ए • (ē)

1. (proximal, honorific) this one; he; she; this

Declension

Declension of ए [eː]
direct	ए [eː]
instrumental	हिनकें [ɦɪnᵊkẽː]
accusative/postpositional	हिनका [ɦɪnᵊkaː]
dative	हिनका [ɦɪnᵊkaː] हिनकाल [ɦɪnᵊkaːl]
genitive	हिनकर [ɦɪnəkəɾ]
ergative	इएँ [ɪẽː]

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e/

• Audio:

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Letter

ए • (e)

1. The eighth vowel in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ए

Letter

ए • (e)

1. The eighth vowel in Nepali.

Interjection

ए • (e)

1. used to attract attention, used toward someone younger or lower in status than oneself.
2. oh!
   1. An exclamation used to call attention
3. I see
   1. An exclamation of understanding, or realization.

References

• “ए”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “ए”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /eː/

Letter

ए • (e)

1. The eleventh vowel in Sanskrit