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U+090A, ऊ
DEVANAGARI LETTER UU

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

Translingual

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Stroke order

Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ū)

  1. a vowel of the Devanagari script

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ū)

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

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /uː/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

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(ū)

  1. the sixth vowel in Hindi

See also

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Maithili

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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(ū)

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

Declension

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Letter

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(ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Marathi.

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit यूका (yūkā).

Noun

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(ūf (plural उवा)

  1. head louse

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Nepali.

Pronoun

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(ū)

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

Declension

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