అ

Letter

 * 1) The first letter of the Telugu alphabet.

Adjective

 * 1) The base of the demonstrative pronouns, ,.
 * 2) The termination of many pure Telugu words in the feminine and neuter genders, e. g.,, , , , , , , , , . But of a few masculines only; e. g., , , , ,.
 * 3) A vocative suffix.
 * 4) A suffix meaning 'By oneself without the help of another'.
 * 5) A negative prefix becoming AN before vowels and corresponding to the privatives 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.