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U+090A, ऊ
DEVANAGARI LETTER UU

[U+0909]
Devanagari
[U+090B]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

(ū)

  1. A vowel of the Devanagari script.

Usage notes[edit]

  • This letter is used when a syllable begins with the vowel sound /uː/. When the vowel sound follows a consonant, the corresponding matra (vowel diacritic) is used instead: . For example, the consonant /k/ is written , so the syllable /kuː/ is written कू.

Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

(ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari script

Hindi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /uː/
  • (file)

Letter[edit]

(ū)

  1. the sixth vowel in Hindi

See also[edit]

Maithili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

(ū)

  1. (distal) that one; he; she; that

Declension[edit]

Declension of [uː]
direct [uː]
instrumental ओकरें [okᵊɾẽː]ऒकरें
accusative/postpositional ओकरा [okᵊɾaː]ऒकरा
dative ओकरा [okᵊɾaː]ऒकरा ओकराल [okᵊɾaːl]ऒकराल
genitive ओकर [oːkəɾ]
ergative उएँ [ʊẽː]

Marathi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Letter[edit]

(ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Marathi.

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit यूका (yūkā).

Noun[edit]

(ūf (plural उवा)

  1. head louse

Nepali[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

(ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Nepali.

Pronoun[edit]

(ū)

  1. he, she (animate third-person singular pronoun, low/mid respect)

Declension[edit]