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Translingual
Symbol
ū
( phonetics ) A common convention for a long vowel u
( international standards ) transliterates Indic ऊ (or equivalent).
English
Symbol
ū
( lexicography ) A dictionary transcription for the USE 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 the GOOSE vowel
Synonyms: ü , o͞o
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *susu (compare Maori ū , Tongan huhu ) from Proto-Oceanic *susu (compare with Fijian sucu ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu (compare with Malay susu ), from Proto-Austronesian *susu (compare with Tagalog suso ).
Noun
ū
breast
udder
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *su . Compare Tongan hū .
Verb
ū
( stative ) to drip
( stative ) moist , soaked , oozing
Derived terms
References
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011 ), “huhu ”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986 ) “ū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary , Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hokkien
Japanese
Romanization
ū
Rōmaji transcription of うう
Rōmaji transcription of うー
Rōmaji transcription of ウー
Latgalian
Letter
ū (upper case Ū )
The thirty-second letter of the Latgalian alphabet , called ū and written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs , which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur , and sporadically in Cyrillic .
Pronunciation
Letter
Ū
ū (lower case , upper case Ū )
The thirtieth letter of the Latvian alphabet , called garais u and written in the Latin script .
See also
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
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Letter
ū (upper case Ū )
The twenty-ninth letter of the Lithuanian alphabet , called u ilgoji and written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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
Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
ū (upper case Ū )
The thirty-sixth letter of the Livonian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦ ; A a , Ā ā , Ä ä , Ǟ ǟ , B b , D d , D̦ d̦ , 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
Maori
Letter
ū (upper case Ū )
The seventeenth letter of the Maori alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *susu (compare Hawaiian ū , Tongan huhu ) from Proto-Oceanic *susu (compare with Fijian sucu ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu (compare with Malay susu ),[ 1] [ 2] from Proto-Austronesian *susu (compare with Tagalog suso ).
Noun
ū
breast
udder , teat
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Verb
ū
to strike home , to hit the mark ( as of a weapon )
to land ( as of a vessel ) , to come ashore
to comply
( stative ) to be firm , fixed , unyielding
References
^ Tregear, Edward (1891 ) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary , Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 569-70
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011 ), “huhu ”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Samogitian
Letter
ū (upper case Ū )
The twenty-ninth letter of the Samogitian alphabet , called ėlguojė ū and written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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
See also
( 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
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu , compare Tagalog ulo .
Pronunciation
( Sinūgan Parianun ) IPA (key ) : /ʔuː/
Rhymes: -uː
Syllabification: ū
Noun
ū (Sulat Sūg spelling اُوْ )
head
Derived terms