Ievadu

Ievadu is a transliteration of the Telugu word ఏవడు, an interrogative pronoun used to ask about the identity of a person. The word is commonly rendered in English-language texts as Yevadu, Eevadu, or Ievadu, reflecting variations in transliteration from the Telugu script to the Latin alphabet. In Telugu usage, it functions similarly to the English word "who" and appears in questions about who a person is or who performed an action.

The term has also appeared in popular culture as the title of a Telugu-language action thriller, Yevadu. The film’s title uses the same phonetic string and has contributed to the term’s recognition beyond Telugu-speaking communities. The presence of multiple transliterations in media highlights the absence of a single standard for rendering Telugu sounds in English.

Linguistically, yevadu is an interrogative pronoun for human referents. It coexists with other Telugu question words that reflect variations in formality and context, though yevadu remains a common everyday form for asking about a person.

See also: Telugu language; Interrogative pronouns; Telugu transliteration.