Japanese

Noun

える ‎(romaji eru)

1. エル: katakana notation of the alphabetic letter "L"

Etymology 2

The hiragana spelling of various verbs.

Verb

える ‎(ichidan conjugation, romaji eru)

1. 得る, 獲る: to get, to acquire, to gain, to obtain, to win, to catch
2. 選る, 撰る, 択る: to choose, to select
3. 彫る, 雕る, 鐫る: to carve, to engrave; to inlay; to drill, to make a hole
4. 縒る, 撚る: to spin (as of thread or yarn)