ū

See also: Appendix:Variations of "u"

ū U+016B, ū LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH MACRON Composition: u [U+0075] + ◌̄ [U+0304] ← Ū [U+016A] Latin Extended-A Ŭ → [U+016C]

Translingual

Symbol

ū

1. (phonetics) A common convention for a long vowel u

English

Symbol

ū

1. (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the USE vowel; also an orthographic ⟨u⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as having that value, as in the word "tune".
2. (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel

   Synonyms: ü, o͞o

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *susu (compare Maori ū, Tongan huhu) from Proto-Oceanic *susu (compare with Fijian sucu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu (compare with Malay susu), from Proto-Austronesian *susu (compare with Tagalog suso).

Noun

ū

1. breast
2. udder

Derived terms

• waiū (“breastmilk”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *su. Compare Tongan hū.

Verb

ū

1. (stative) to drip
2. (stative) moist, soaked, oozing

Derived terms

• hoʻoū, hoʻū (“to moisten, to soak or wet something”)

References

• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “huhu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎^[3]
• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “ū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Japanese

Romanization

ū

1. Rōmaji transcription of うう
2. Rōmaji transcription of うー
3. Rōmaji transcription of ウー

Latgalian

Letter

ū (upper case Ū)

1. The thirty-second letter of the Latgalian alphabet, called ū and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ā ā, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, Ģ ģ, H h, I i, Y y, Ī ī, J j, K k, Ķ ķ, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

Latvian

Etymology

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uː]

Letter

Ū

ū (lower case, upper case Ū)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called garais u and written in the Latin script.

See also

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uː/

Letter

ū (upper case Ū)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called u ilgoji and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ę ę, Ė ė, F f, G g, H h, I i, Į į, Y y, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ų ų, Ū ū, V v, Y y, Z z, Ž ž

Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /uː/

Letter

ū (upper case Ū)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, D̦ d̦, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

Maori

Letter

ū (upper case Ū)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ā ā, E e, Ē ē, H h, I i, Ī ī, K k, M m, N n, O o, Ō ō, P p, R r, T t, U u, Ū ū, W w, Ng ng, Wh wh

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *susu (compare Hawaiian ū, Tongan huhu) from Proto-Oceanic *susu (compare with Fijian sucu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu (compare with Malay susu), from Proto-Austronesian *susu (compare with Tagalog suso).

Noun

ū

1. breast
2. udder, teat

Derived terms

• waiū (“breastmilk”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ū

1. to strike home, to hit the mark (as of a weapon)
2. to land (as of a vessel), to come ashore
3. to comply
4. (stative) to be firm, fixed, unyielding

Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of ū – see 有 (“to have; to possess; there is; to exist; etc.”). (This character, ū, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 有.)

Samogitian

Letter

ū (upper case Ū)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Samogitian alphabet, called ėlguojė ū and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ā ā, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ē ē, Ė ė, Ė̄ ė̄, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ō ō, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ā ā, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ē ē, Ė ė, Ė̄ ė̄, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ō ō, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

Tausug

Noun

ū

1. Alternative spelling of u