ऊ


ऊ U+090A, ऊ
DEVANAGARI LETTER UU
← उ
[U+0909]
Devanagari ऋ →
[U+090B]

Translingual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uː/

Letter

ऊ (ū)

  1. A vowel of the Devanagari script.

Usage notes

  • 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 क, so the syllable /kuː/ is written कू.

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uː]

Letter

ऊ • (ū)

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

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uː/

Letter

ऊ • (ū)

  1. the sixth vowel in Hindi

See also

Maithili

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uː]

Pronoun

ऊ • (ū)

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

Declension

Declension of ऊ [uː]
direct ऊ [uː]
instrumental ओकरें [okᵊɾẽː]ऒकरें
accusative/postpositional ओकरा [okᵊɾaː]ऒकरा
dative ओकरा [okᵊɾaː]ऒकरा ओकराल [okᵊɾaːl]ऒकराल
genitive ओकर [oːkəɾ]
ergative उएँ [ʊẽː]

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u/, [uː]

Letter

ऊ • (ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Marathi.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit यूका (yūkā).

Noun

ऊ • (ū) f (plural उवा)

  1. head louse

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [u]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: उ

Letter

ऊ • (ū)

  1. The sixth vowel in Nepali.

Pronoun

ऊ • (ū)

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

Declension

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