ū
( phonetics ) A common convention for along vowel u ( international standards ) ऊ (or equivalent).ū
( lexicography ) A dictionary transcription for theUSE 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 theGOOSE vowel Synonyms: ü o͞o FromProto-Polynesian *susu Maori ū Tongan huhu Proto-Oceanic *susu Fijian sucu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu Malay susu Proto-Austronesian *susu Tagalog suso
ū
breast udder FromProto-Polynesian *su Tongan hū
ū
( stative ) drip ( stative ) moist ,soaked ,oozing Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011 ), “huhu ”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online ”, inOceanic Linguistics , volume50 , number 2, pages551-559 Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986 ), “ū”, inHawaiian Dictionary , Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press,→ISBN ū
Rōmaji transcription ofうう Rōmaji transcription ofうー Rōmaji transcription ofウー ū (upper case Ū
The thirty-secondletter of the Latgalianalphabet , calledū Latin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ā ā ,B b ,C c ,Č č ,D d ,E e ,Ē ē ,F f ,G g ,Ģ ģ ,H h ,I i ,Y y ,Ī ī ,J j ,K k ,Ķ ķ ,L l ,Ļ ļ ,M m ,N n ,Ņ ņ ,O o ,Ō ō ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Š š ,T t ,U u ,Ū ū ,V v ,Z z ,Ž ž Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs , which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur , and sporadically inCyrillic .
Ū ū (lower case ,upper case Ū
The thirtiethletter of the Latvianalphabet , calledgarais u Latin script . Letters of the Latvian alphabet: burti A a Ā ā B b C c Č č D d E e Ē ē F f G g Ģ ģ H h I i Ī ī J j K k Ķ ķ L l Ļ ļ M m N n Ņ ņ O o P p R r S s Š š T t U u Ū ū V v Z z Ž ž ū (upper case Ū
The twenty-ninthletter of the Lithuanianalphabet , calledu ilgoji Latin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ą ą ,B b ,C c ,Č č ,D d ,E e ,Ę ę ,Ė ė ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,Į į ,Y y ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Š š ,T t ,U u ,Ų ų ,Ū ū ,V v ,Y y ,Z z ,Ž ž ū (upper case Ū
The thirty-sixthletter of the Livonianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) kēratē’ḑ A a Ā ā Ä ä Ǟ ǟ B b D d Ḑ ḑ E e Ē ē F f G g H h I i Ī ī J j K k L l Ļ ļ M m N n Ņ ņ O o Ō ō Ȯ ȯ Ȱ ȱ Õ õ Ȭ ȭ P p R r Ŗ ŗ S s Š š T t Ț ț U u Ū ū V v Z z Ž ž ū (upper case Ū
The seventeenthletter of the Maorialphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 FromProto-Polynesian *susu Hawaiian ū Tongan huhu Proto-Oceanic *susu Fijian sucu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu Malay susu [ 1] [ 2] Proto-Austronesian *susu Tagalog suso
ū
breast udder ,teat (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
ū
tostrike home , tohit themark ( as of a weapon ) toland ( as of a vessel ) , to comeashore tocomply ( stative ) firm ,fixed ,unyielding ^ Tregear, Edward (1891 ),Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary [1] 569-70 ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011 ), “huhu ”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online ”, inOceanic Linguistics , volume50 , number 2, pages551-559 ū (upper case Ū
The twenty-ninthletter of the Samogitianalphabet , calledėlguojė ū Latin script . ( 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 ( 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 FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu Tagalog ulo
( Sinūgan Parianun ) IPA (key ) : /ʔuː/ [ˈʔuː] Rhymes:-uː Syllabification:ū ū (Sulat Sūg spelling اُوْ
head 
