"எ-" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Tamil]

IPA: /e/ Forms: e- [alternative], ய- [alternative], யா- [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀ-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*yĀ-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *yĀ-, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*yĀ-}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀ- Head templates: {{ta-adj}} எ- • (e-)
  1. whichever; every, each and every Related terms: இ- (i-), அ- (a-), உ- (u-)
    Sense id: en-எ--ta-adj-LR79dxgq Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 94 6

Prefix [Tamil]

IPA: /e/ Forms: e- [alternative], ய- [alternative], யா- [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀ-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*yĀ-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *yĀ-, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*yĀ-}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀ- Head templates: {{head|ta|prefix}} எ- • (e-)
  1. interrogative marker Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-எ--ta-prefix-Hovod38Q Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 34 66
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          "english": "\"who?\" (masculine)",
          "roman": "evaṉ",
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