ए — Vowel (e)

  • English sound anchor: ape
ape
  • Hindi words:
  • एक ('ek') — One
  • एड़ी ('edi') — Heel
  • एहसान ('ehsaan') — Favour / Gratitude
  • एकता ('ekta') — Unity
  • एलान ('elaan') — Announcement

Matra (Vowel Sign): े

When ए (e, like 'a' in 'ape') attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra े — a hook written above the top bar (shirorekha) of the consonant.

Examples on different consonants:
- क + े = के ('ke')
- म + े = मे ('me')
- द + े = दे ('de')

Words using े:
- केला ('kela') — Banana
- मेला ('mela') — Fair / Gathering
- खेत ('khet') — Farm / Field
- देना ('dena') — To give
- पेड़ ('ped') — Tree

How to Write ए

Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Stroke order animation for ए