U+090A, ऊ
DEVANAGARI LETTER UU

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

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(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

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(ū)

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

Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /uː/
  • (file)

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(ū)

  1. the sixth vowel in Hindi

See also edit

Maithili edit

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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

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Etymology 1 edit

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(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

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(ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Nepali.

Pronoun edit

(ū)

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

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