Japanese

Interjection

エー ‎(romaji ē)

1. ええ: yes; um; huh

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English a (the name of the letter).^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) エ​ー [éꜜè] (Atamadaka - [1])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [e̞ː]

Alternative forms

• エイ

Noun

エー ‎(romaji ē)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9