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-ஏ
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ஏ -ஏன்
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with kn -ಏ, ml -ഏ and te ఏ.
Pronunciation
ஏ
Particle
ta particle
ta finally with rising intonation question marker asking clarification of possible error.
ta இது சரி தானே? This is correct, right?
ta poetic an expletive
implying previous knowledge or indicating that something has happened contrary to the hearer's expectations.
Suffix
ta suffix
vocative case suffix
indicating emphasis or emphatic emphaticness serves to pinpoint or focus sharply on the referent of the word to which it is added
ta நான் நானே I myself
ta locativeending of locative expressions. see usage notes
ta அங்கு அங்கே
Usage notes
ta locative 1 - Mandatory in Spoken Tamil, optional in Formal Tamil; not used in High Literary Tamil.-ஏ Becomes ta -அ or ta -எ when not used emphatically.
Derived terms
ta
References
-ஏ
ta inflectional suffixes