ഈ

ഈ U+0D08, ഈ MALAYALAM LETTER II ← ഇ [U+0D07] Malayalam ഉ → [U+0D09]

Malayalam

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iː/

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Etymology 1

Letter

ഈ • (ī)

1. The 4th letter of Malayalam alphabet. Transliterated as ī.

   ൟ (ī) was used instead of ഈ before

See also

• (vowel sign): ീ

• Malayalam script letters (alphabet appendix): അ, ആ, ഇ, ഈ, ഉ, ഊ, ഋ, എ, ഏ, ഐ, ഒ, ഓ, ഔ, അം, അഃ, ക, ഖ, ഗ, ഘ, ങ, ച, ഛ, ജ, ഝ, ഞ, ട, ഠ, ഡ, ഢ, ണ, ത, ഥ, ദ, ധ, ന, പ, ഫ, ബ, ഭ, മ, യ, ര, ല, വ, ശ, ഷ, സ, ഹ, ള, ഴ, റ, ൺ, ൻ, ർ, ൽ, ൾ ^[edit]

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *iH (“this”).

Pronoun

ഈ • (ī)

1. this

   Antonym: ആ (ā)

   Coordinate term: ഇത് (itŭ)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• ഇയ്യ് (iyyŭ), ഇജ്ജ് (ijjŭ), ജ്ജ് (jjŭ), ജി (ji) — Northern dialect

Pronoun

ഈ • (ī)

1. (Mappila) Dialectal form of നീ (nī)

References

• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഈ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “൦രം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.