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ū
- (phonetics) A common convention for a long vowel u
- (international standards) transliterates Indic ऊ (or equivalent).
English edit
Symbol edit
ū
- (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".
- (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel
Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
ū
Derived terms edit
- waiū (“breastmilk”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *su. Compare Tongan hū.
Verb edit
ū
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “huhu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of ū – see 有 (“to have; to possess; there is; to exist; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 有). |
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ū
Latgalian edit
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ū (upper case Ū)
- The thirty-second letter of the Latgalian alphabet, called ū and written in the Latin script.
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Latvian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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ū (lower case, upper case Ū)
- The thirtieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called garais u and written in the Latin script.
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Lithuanian edit
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ū (upper case Ū)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called u ilgoji and written in the Latin script.
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Livonian edit
Pronunciation edit
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ū (upper case Ū)
- The thirty-sixth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Maori edit
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ū (upper case Ū)
- The seventeenth letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (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 edit
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),[1][2] from Proto-Austronesian *susu (compare with Tagalog suso).
Noun edit
ū
Derived terms edit
- waiū (“breastmilk”)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
ū
- to strike home, to hit the mark (as of a weapon)
- to land (as of a vessel), to come ashore
- to comply
- (stative) to be firm, fixed, unyielding
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Samogitian edit
Letter edit
ū (upper case Ū)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Samogitian alphabet, called ėlguojė ū and written in the Latin script.
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- (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
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Tausug edit
Noun edit
ū
- Alternative spelling of u