"ఏది" meaning in Telugu

See ఏది in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /eːd̪i/ Forms: ēdi [romanization], ఏవి [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yā-tu, by surface analysis, ఏ (ē) + అది (adi). Cognate with Tamil ஏது (ētu), எது (etu). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|te|dra-pro|*yā|*yā-tu||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *yā-tu, {{inh+|te|dra-pro|*yā|*yā-tu}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yā-tu, {{surf|te|ఏ|అది|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, ఏ (ē) + అది (adi), {{cog|ta|ஏது,எது}} Tamil ஏது (ētu), எது (etu) Head templates: {{head|te|pronoun|plural|ఏవి}} ఏది • (ēdi) (plural ఏవి)
  1. (interrogative) which Tags: interrogative Synonyms: ఎయ్యది (eyyadi) Related terms: ఎవడు (evaḍu), ఎవతె (evate), (ē), ఏపె (ēpe), ఏమి (ēmi), ఏమె (ēme), ఏవాడు (ēvāḍu)
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          "english": "Which is bigger?",
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          "text": "ఏది పెద్దది?",
          "translation": "Which is bigger?",
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          "roman": "evaḍu",
          "word": "ఎవడు"
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        {
          "roman": "evate",
          "word": "ఎవతె"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ē",
          "word": "ఏ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ēpe",
          "word": "ఏపె"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ēmi",
          "word": "ఏమి"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ēme",
          "word": "ఏమె"
        },
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          "roman": "ēvāḍu",
          "word": "ఏవాడు"
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  ],
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      "roman": "evaḍu",
      "word": "ఎవడు"
    },
    {
      "roman": "evate",
      "word": "ఎవతె"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ē",
      "word": "ఏ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ēpe",
      "word": "ఏపె"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ēmi",
      "word": "ఏమి"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ēme",
      "word": "ఏమె"
    },
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      "roman": "ēvāḍu",
      "word": "ఏవాడు"
    }
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          "english": "Which is bigger?",
          "roman": "ēdi peddadi?",
          "text": "ఏది పెద్దది?",
          "translation": "Which is bigger?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "which"
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        "(interrogative) which"
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    {
      "ipa": "/eːd̪i/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "eyyadi",
      "word": "ఎయ్యది"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ఏది"
}

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