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U+0A8F, એ
GUJARATI LETTER E
[unassigned: U+0A8E]

[U+0A8D]
Gujarati
[U+0A90]
See also: -એ

Gujarati

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(e)

  1. The eighth vowel of Gujarati.
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Gujarati (e), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀲𑁄 m (eso), 𑀏𑀲𑀸 f (esā), from Sanskrit एषः m (eṣaḥ), एषा f (eṣā), a compound of Proto-Indo-European *éy + *só. Cognate with Bengali (e), Hindi यह (yah).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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(e)

  1. third person singular distal personal pronoun: he, she, it
Usage notes
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  • Informal version of તે (te).
  • Traditionally, especially among Hindus, a person would not refer to their spouse by name and referred to each other as (e).

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