уу

See also: юу, ую, -уу, and yy

Archi

Letter

уу (uu) (lower case, upper case Уу)

  1. The sixty-eighth letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sïb, *sub (“water”). Compare Yakut уу (uu, “water”).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. water

References

  • Н. М. Артемьев, 'Долганский язык' (2001)

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠤᠤ
(uu)
уу
(uu)

Pronunciation

Particle

уу • (uu)

  1. final interrogative particle that creates yes-no questions; what

Inflection

Alternative forms

  • юу (juu) – following a vowel

Southern Altai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āg (“net”).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. net

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt”)

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. hunt (with net)

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “уу”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *sɨb, *sub (“water”). Compare cognates Old Turkic 𐰽𐰆𐰉‎ (sub, “water”), Bashkir һыу (hıw, “water”), Kyrgyz суу (suu, “water”), Turkish su (“water”).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. water
Derived terms
  • ньулуун уу (nyuluun uu, “fresh water”)
  • туустаах уу (tuustaaq uu, “salt water”)
  • уу дьулай (uu julay, “fontanelle, soft spot”)
  • уулаах (uulaaq, “watery”)
  • ууһут (uuhut, “swimmer”)
  • харах уута (qaraq uuta, “tear, teardrop”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *ū (“sleep”). Compare cognates Old Turkic 𐰆‎ (u, “sleep”), Karakhanid [script needed] (ū, “sleep”).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. sleep
Derived terms
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