U+090A, ऊ
DEVANAGARI LETTER UU

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

TranslingualEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

(ū)

  1. A vowel of the Devanagari script.

Usage notesEdit

  • 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.

DhivehiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

(ū)

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

HindiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

(ū)

  1. the sixth vowel in Hindi

See alsoEdit

MaithiliEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

(ū)

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

DeclensionEdit

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]

MarathiEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

(ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Marathi.

Etymology 2Edit

Inherited from Sanskrit यूका (yūkā).

NounEdit

(ūf (plural उवा)

  1. head louse

NepaliEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

(ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Nepali.

PronounEdit

(ū)

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

DeclensionEdit