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U+0908, ई
DEVANAGARI LETTER II

[U+0907]
Devanagari
[U+0909]

Translingual

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Stroke order

Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ī)

  1. a vowel of the Devanagari script

Usage notes

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

Bhojpuri

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Etymology

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Probably from Kurukh (ī, this).

Determiner

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(ī)

  1. this
    पानी
    ī pānī
    this water

Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ī)

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

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iː/, /i/, [iː]
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

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(ī)

  1. the fourth vowel in Hindi

See also

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Kumarbhag Paharia

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Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian *iH (this).

Determiner

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(ī)

  1. this

Kurukh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian *iH (this).

Determiner

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(ī)

  1. this

Descendants

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  • Bhojpuri: (ī)

Maithili

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Etymology

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Cognate with Bengali (e), Hindi यह (yah).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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(ī)

  1. (proximal) this one; he; she; it

Declension

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Declension of [iː]
direct [iː]
instrumental एकरें [ekᵊɾẽː]ऎकरें
accusative/postpositional एकरा [ekᵊɾaː]ऎकरा
dative एकरा [ekᵊɾaː]ऎकरा एकराल [ekᵊɾaːl]ऎकराल
genitive एकर [eːkəɾ]
ergative इएँ [ɪẽː]

Marathi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ī)

  1. The fourth vowel in Marathi.

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ī)

  1. The fourth vowel in Nepali.

Determiner

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(ī)

  1. Alternative form of यी ()

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Root

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(ī)

  1. Alternative form of (i)