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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
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuː/
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).
Derived terms
- waiū (“breastmilk”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *su. Compare Tongan hū.
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
For pronunciation and definitions of ū – see 有 (“to have; to possess; there is; to exist; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 有). |
Japanese
Latgalian
Letter
ū (upper case Ū)
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
- IPA(key): [uː]
Maori
See also
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).
Derived terms
- waiū (“breastmilk”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
ū
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