える
Japanese
Etymology 1
From English L.
Noun
える (rōmaji eru)
- エル: katakana notation of the alphabetic letter "L"
Etymology 2
The hiragana spelling of various verbs.
Verb
える (ichidan conjugation, rōmaji eru)
- 得る, 獲る: to get, to acquire, to gain, to obtain, to win, to catch
- 選る, 撰る, 択る: to choose, to select
- 彫る, 雕る, 鐫る: to carve, to engrave; to inlay; to drill, to make a hole
- 縒る, 撚る: to spin (as of thread or yarn)