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Languages (54)

Translingual

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у U+0443, у CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U ← т [U+0442] Cyrillic ф → [U+0444]

Translingual

Letter

у (upper case У)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called u.

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Abaza

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The forty-seventh letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъь гъь, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Гӏв гӏв, Д д, Дж дж, Джв джв, Джь джь, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жв жв, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кв кв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Къь къь, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Кӏь кӏь, Л л, Ль ль, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тл тл, Тш тш, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хв хв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Хӏв хӏв, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Шв шв, Шӏ шӏ, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Abkhaz

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The forty-first letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гь гь, Гә гә, Ӷ ӷ, Ӷь ӷь, Ӷә ӷә, Д д, Дә дә, Е е, Ж ж, Жь жь, Жә жә, З з, Ӡ ӡ, Ӡә ӡә, И и, К к, Кь кь, Кә кә, Қ қ, Қь қь, Қә қә, Ҟ ҟ, Ҟь ҟь, Ҟә ҟә, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Ԥ ԥ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тә тә, Ҭ ҭ, Ҭә ҭә, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хә хә, Ҳ ҳ, Ҳә ҳә, Ц ц, Цә цә, Ҵ ҵ, Ҵә ҵә, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ҽ ҽ, Ҿ ҿ, Ш ш, Шь шь, Шә шә, Ы ы, Ҩ ҩ, Џ џ, Џь џь, Ь ь, Ә ә

Adyghe

Letter

у • (wu) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The forty-first letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Aghul

Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The thirty-third letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Дж дж, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чч чч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, ӏ ӏ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Alutor

Letter

у (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Вʼ вʼ, Г г, Гʼ гʼ, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Archi

Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)

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

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аа аа, Аӏ аӏ, Ааӏ ааӏ, Ы ы, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гь гь, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъӏ гъӏ, Гъӏв гъӏв, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ее ее, Еӏ еӏ, Ж ж, Жв жв, З з, Зв зв, И и, Ии ии, Иӏ иӏ, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Кв кв, Ккв ккв, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Ккъ ккъ, Къӏ къӏ, Ккъӏ ккъӏ, Къӏв къӏв, Ккъӏв ккъӏв, Кь кь, Кьв кьв, Л л, Лъ лъ, Ллъ ллъ, Лъв лъв, Ллъв ллъв, Лӏ лӏ, Лӏв лӏв, М м, Н н, О о, Оо оо, Оӏ оӏ, Ооӏ ооӏ, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Св св, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, Тв тв, У у, Уу уу, Уӏ уӏ, Х х, Хх хх, Хв хв, Ххв ххв, Хӏ хӏ, Хьӏ хьӏ, Ххьӏ ххьӏ, Хьӏв хьӏв, Ххьӏв ххьӏв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хъӏ хъӏ, Хъӏв хъӏв, Ц ц, Цв цв, Цӏ цӏ, Ццӏ ццӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Щ щ, Шв шв, Щв щв, Э э, Ээ ээ, Эӏ эӏ

Avar

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, Лъ лъ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Azerbaijani

Letter

у (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) һәрф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ы ы, Ј ј, К к, Ҝ ҝ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ч ч, Ҹ ҹ, Ш ш

Bashkir

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /o/
• (in Russian and Arabic borrowings) IPA^(key): /u/

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Ҙ ҙ, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ҡ ҡ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ә ә, Ю ю, Я я

Belarusian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /u/

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Belarusian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, І і, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

From Old Belarusian въ (v), from Old East Slavic въ (vŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u]

Preposition

у • (u)

1. in (+ locative case)
2. to, into (+ accusative case)

Usage notes

• The forms у (u) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and ў (ŭ) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Alternative forms

• ў (ŭ) (after vowels)
• ва (va) (when the next word starts in ў; also before мне)
• ува (uva) (before мне, ўсіх, ўсім; according to the Taraškievica standard, may be used before any word starting with ў and is mandatory before мне, ўсё, ўсіх, ўсім, ўсенькім)
• ўва (ŭva) (according to the Taraškievica standard, is used after vowels before мне, ўсё, ўсіх, ўсім, ўсенькім)

Etymology 3

From Old Belarusian у (u), from Old East Slavic у (u), from Proto-Slavic *u.

Preposition

у • (u)

1. at, by, near, in the possession of (+ genitive case)

Usage notes

• The forms у (u) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and ў (ŭ) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): [u]

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twentieth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и (Ѝ ѝ), Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u]

Preposition

у • (u)

1. at (someone)'s place

   у нас

   u nas

   at our place

   у дома́

   u domá

   at home

2. to (someone)'s place
3. with (someone), in (someone's) possession

   У кого́ е кни́гата?

   U kogó e knígata?

   Who has the book?

   (literally, “In whose possession is the book?”)

4. among (people/animals) (in reference to a quality)

   това́ ка́чество се нами́ра у ня́кои хо́ра

   tová káčestvo se namíra u njákoi hóra

   this quality is found among some people

   създа́вам впечатле́ние у ня́кого

   sǎzdávam vpečatlénie u njákogo

   to make an impression on someone

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u]

Interjection

у • (u)

1. wow!
2. ugh, yuck

Anagrams

• у- (u-)

Buryat

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Chechen

Etymology 1

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Оь оь, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Юь юь, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu/

Noun

у • (u) class dd

1. board

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “у”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 210

Chukchi

Letter

у (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ʼ

Chuvash

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ӗ ӗ, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ӳ ӳ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Crimean Tatar

Letter

у (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нъ нъ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Дж дж, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Dargwa

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Dungan

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ә ә, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Eastern Mari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: у

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *wuďe.

Adjective

у • (u) (comparative урак)

1. new
2. new, modern, contemporary
3. fresh, recent
4. little-known, new
5. novelty, newness

Derived terms

nouns

• у вате (u vate)
• У ий (U ij)
• у пале шочмаш (u paĺe šočmaš)
• у тылзе (u tylze)
• у экономике политике (u ekonomike poĺitike)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian у (u).

Interjection

у • (u)

1. oh!

   у, чылт ӧрмаш

   u, čylt örmaš

   oh, what a surprise

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “у”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Even

Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, Ө ө, Ӫ ӫ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Evenki

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ingush

Etymology 1

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu/

Noun

у • (u) class dd (plural уй)

1. (obsolete) board

   Synonym: (former diminutive) улг (ulg)

References

• Malʹsagov, Zaurbek K. (1963) Грамматика ингушского языка [Grammar of the Ingush language]‎^[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Grozny: Chechen-Ingush book publishing house, page 135

Itelmen

Letter

у (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The thirty-second letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Ӄ ӄ, Ӄʼ ӄʼ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̆ о̆, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ӽ ӽ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Чʼ чʼ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ә ә, Э э, Ю ю, Я я (ʼ, ˚)

Kabardian

Letter

у • (wu) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Э э, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кхъ кхъ, Кхъу кхъу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Фӏ фӏ, Х х, Ху ху, Хь хь, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Щӏ щӏ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Kalmyk

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Һ һ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ۋ
Cyrillic	у
Latin	u

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /w/ (consonantal)
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʉw/ (front)
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /uw/ (back)

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ұ ұ, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, І і, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āgu (“poison”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (ağu, “poison”); Bashkir ағыу (ağıw), Tatar агу (ağu), Uzbek og'i, Turkish ağı, Turkmen awy (“poison, toxin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uw/

Noun

у • (u)

1. poison

Declension

declension of у

	singular (жекеше)	plural (көпше)
nominative (атау септік)	у (u)	улар (ular)
genitive (ілік септік)	удың (udyñ)	улардың (ulardyñ)
dative (барыс септік)	уға (uğa)	уларға (ularğa)
accusative (табыс септік)	уды (udy)	уларды (ulardy)
locative (жатыс септік)	уда (uda)	уларда (ularda)
ablative (шығыс септік)	удан (udan)	улардан (ulardan)
instrumental (көмектес септік)	умен (umen)	улармен (ularmen)

Derived terms

• улау (ulau)

Khakas

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, І і, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӌ ӌ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kumyk

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нг нг, О о, Оь оь, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kyrgyz

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Lezgi

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Macedonian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /u/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [u]

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Macedonian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ѓ ѓ, Е е, Ж ж, З з, Ѕ ѕ, И и, Ј ј, К к, Л л, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ќ ќ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Џ џ, Ш ш

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: у

Preposition

у • (u)

1. (dialectal) at, by, near

   у до́ма ― u dóma ― at home

   у ме́не сè е до́бро. ― u méne sè e dóbro. ― I'm fine. (literally, “Everything's fine with me.”)

   у на́с ― u nás ― at our place

2. (dialectal) in the possession of (used to express "to have")

   У те́бе и́ма мо́лив? ― U tébe íma móliv? ― Do you have a pencil?

   У ме́не не́ма мо́лив. ― U méne néma móliv. ― I don’t have a pencil.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: у

Preposition

у • (u)

1. (dialectal) in

   О́дам у поне́делник. ― Ódam u ponédelnik. ― I'm going in Monday.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: у

Interjection

у • (u)

1. wow!

   У! ― U! ― Wow!

2. ugh, yuck, ew

   У, шо? ― U, šo? ― Ew, what?

References

• “у” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian у (u).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊ/
• Syllabification: у (1 syllable)

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

у • (u)

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter У / у.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) үсэг; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
• (Cyrillic script letter names) үсэг; а (a), бэ (be), вэ (ve), гэ (ge), дэ (de), е (je), ё (jo), жэ (že), зэ (ze), и (i), хагас и (xagas i), ка (ka), эл (el), эм (em), эн (en), о (o), ө (ö), пэ (pe), эр (er), эс (es), тэ (te), у (u), ү (ü), эф (ef), ха (xa), цэ (ce), чэ (če), ша (ša), ща (šča), хатуугийн тэмдэг (xatuugiin temdeg), урт ы (urt y), зөөлний тэмдэг (zöölnii temdeg), э (e), ю (jü), я (ja) ^{(Category: mn:Cyrillic letter names)}

Nivkh

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/

Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ӷ ӷ, Ғ ғ, Ӻ ӻ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Қ қ, Қʼ қʼ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, Р̆ р̆, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ӿ ӿ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/

Verb

у (u)

1. (East Sakhalin) scraper (for scraping hides and planing wood)

   (please add the primary text of this usage example) ― ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Northern Mansi

Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Northern Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, А̄ а̄, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Е̄ е̄, Ё ё, Ё̄ ё̄, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̄ о̄, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ы̄ ы̄, Ь ь, Э э, Э̄ э̄, Ю ю, Ю̄ ю̄, Я я, Я̄ я̄

Old East Slavic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *u. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic оу (u) and Old Polish u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/→/u/→/u/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /u/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /u/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /u/

• Hyphenation: у

Preposition

у (u) (+ genitive)

1. at, by
2. away from
3. in the possession of

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: у (u)
  • Belarusian: у (u)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: у (u)
  • Ukrainian: у (u)
• Russian: у (u)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *(j)u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu/→/ˈu/→/ˈu/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈu/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈu/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈu/

• Hyphenation: у

Adverb

у (u)

1. yet

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu/→/ˈu/→/ˈu/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈu/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈu/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈu/

• Hyphenation: у

Interjection

у (u)

1. alas!

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/→/u/→/u/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /u/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /u/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /u/

• Hyphenation: у

Preposition

у (u)

1. Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “inside”) [with locative]
2. Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “into”) [with accusative]

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “ꙋ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[2] (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1107

Old Novgorodian

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. Alternative form of оу (u): A letter of the Old Novgorodian alphabet, written in the Old Cyrillic script.
   • c. 1025‒1050, Берестяная грамота № 591 [Birchbark letter no. 591]‎^[3], Novgorod:

     а б в г д е ж ꙃ ꙁ [м] л н о п р с т оу ф х ц ч ш ъ ѣ ѫ ѭ у ѧ

     a b v g d je ž dz z [m] l n o p r s t u f x ć ć š ŭ jě ǫ jǫ u ję

   • c. 1180‒1200, Берестяная грамота № 460 [Birchbark letter no. 460]‎^[4], Novgorod:

     а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т уо ѳ х ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ѣ ѫ ю у ѧ

     a b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x o ć ć š ść ŭ jě ǫ ju u ję

   • c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 199 [Birchbark letter no. 199]‎^[5], Novgorod:

     а б в г д ¦ е ж ꙅ ꙁ и и к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х ѿ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ [ь] ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ …

     a b v g d ¦ je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ y [ĭ] jě u ju ǫ ję …

   • c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 201 [Birchbark letter no. 201]‎^[6], Novgorod:

     а б : в г : д е : ж ꙅ : ꙁ и : і к : л м : н о : п р : с т : у ѳ х ѿ : ц ч : ш щ : ъ ꙑ : ь ѣ : ꙋ ю : ѫ ѧ : …

     a b : v g : d je : ž dz : z i : i k : l m : n o : p r : s t : u θ x otŭ : ć ć : š ść : ŭ y : ĭ jě : u ju : ǫ ję : …

   • c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 205 [Birchbark letter no. 205]‎^[7], Novgorod:

     а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х отъ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ

     a b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ y ĭ jě u ju ǫ ję

   • c. 1340‒1360, Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 25 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 25]‎^[8], Staraya Russa:

     а б в г … н о - - - т у ѳ х [ѿ] … [ъ] - [ь] ѣ ѫ - …

     a b v g … n o - - - t u θ x [otŭ] … [ŭ] - [ĭ] jě ǫ - …

   • c. 1360‒1380, Берестяная грамота № 576 [Birchbark letter no. 576]‎^[9], Novgorod:

     + а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х

     + a b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x

   • c. 1380‒1400, Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 24 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 24]‎^[10], Staraya Russa:

     а б в г д е ж [ꙅ] ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х [ѿ] ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ѧ

     a b v g d je ž [dz] z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x [otŭ] o ć ć š ść ŭ y ĭ jě ję

Orok

Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Orok alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, А̄ а̄, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Е̄ е̄, Ӡ ӡ, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Ј ј, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ԩ ԩ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̄ о̄, Ө ө, Ө̄ ө̄, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Х х, Ч ч, Э э, Э̄ э̄

Ossetian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /u/, /w/

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӕ ӕ, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пъ пъ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тъ тъ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Ц ц, Цъ цъ, Ч ч, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: у
• Homophone: у- (u-)

Etymology 1

Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Pannonian Rusyn alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ю ю, Я я, Ь ь

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n). Early usage probably influenced by Ukrainian у (u), while modern usage influenced by Serbo-Croatian у / u. Largely displaced в (v).

Preposition

у (u)

1. in, at, on [with locative]

   у доме ― u dome ― in the house

Usage notes

• Use of в (v) or во (vo) is now uncommon.

Related terms

prefixes

• у- (u-)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Slovak u, from Proto-Slavic *u.

Preposition

у (u)

1. chez, near [with genitive]

   у брата ― u brata ― at brother's place

   у нини ― u nini ― at the aunt's place

   у сушеда ― u sušeda ― at the neighbours

   у Дудаша ― u Dudaša ― at Dudaš's place

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “у”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “in”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 145

Romanian

Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, Ӂ ӂ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u]

Etymology 1

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Russian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

у • (u) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter У.
2. The name of the Latin-script letter U/[[{{{4}}}#Russian|{{{4}}}]].

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) бу́ква; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

Noun

у • (u) m inan (indeclinable)

1. Wu (language)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old East Slavic у (u), from Proto-Slavic *u.

Preposition

у • (u) [with genitive]

1. at, by, near

   сиде́ть у окна́ ― sidétʹ u okná ― to sit by the window

   жить у мо́ря ― žitʹ u mórja ― to live by the sea

   Оте́ц у сы́на. ― Otéc u sýna. ― The father is at his son’s (house).

   Ско́лько у тебя́ вре́мени? ― Skólʹko u tebjá vrémeni? ― What's the time for you?

   У меня́ всё хорошо́. ― U menjá vsjo xorošó. ― I'm fine. (literally, “Everything's fine with me.”)

   У нас всё получи́лось. ― U nas vsjo polučílosʹ. ― We managed to do it. (literally, “Everything worked out for us.”)

   • 1825, Александр Грибоедов [Alexander Griboyedov], “Действие первое. Явление 7”, in Горе от ума; English translation from Elizabeth C. Hulick, transl., Woe from Wit, New York: Columbia University Press, 2020:

     Чуть свет уж на нога́х! и я у ва́ших ног.

     Čutʹ svet už na nogáx! i ja u vášix nog.

     It’s daybreak, and you’re up! I’m at your feet.

2. in the possession of (used to express "to have")

   У вас есть каранда́ш? ― U vas jestʹ karandáš? ― Do you have a pencil?

   У меня́ нет карандаша́. ― U menjá net karandašá. ― I don’t have a pencil.

3. belonging to (used to denote ownership of body parts or appendages of objects)

   но́жка у сту́ла ― nóžka u stúla ― chair leg

   У меня́ боли́т живо́т. ― U menjá bolít živót. ― My stomach hurts.

   У вас в голове́ не укла́дывается. ― U vas v golové ne ukládyvajetsja. ― It's not getting into your head.

4. from, of (in some constructions)

   узна́ть у друзе́й ― uznátʹ u druzéj ― to learn from friends

   попроси́ть у кого́-либо проще́ния ― poprosítʹ u kovó-libo proščénija ― to ask forgiveness of someone

   укра́сть у кого́-либо ― ukrástʹ u kovó-libo ― to steal from someone

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Letter

у (lower case, upper case У, Latin spelling u)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ђ ђ, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ј ј, К к, Л л, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ћ ћ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Џ џ, Ш ш

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

Preposition

у (Latin spelling u)

1. in, at (without change of position, answering the question гдје̏/где̏) [with locative]

   бити у школи ― to be in school

   у ц(иј)елом друштву ― in the whole society

2. to, into (with change of position, answering the question ку̀да) [with accusative]

   ићи у школу ― to go to school

   путовати у Америку ― to travel to America

3. on, in, at, during (in expressions concerning time) [with accusative]

   у подне ― at noon

   у ср(иј)еду ― on Wednesday

   у зору ― at dawn

   У колико сати? ― At what time?

4. in, during (in expressions concerning time) [with locative]

   у једном дану ― in one day

   у младости ― during one's youth

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *u.

Preposition

у (Latin spelling u)

1. chez [with genitive]

Southern Altai

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ј ј, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tabasaran

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ʼ

Tajik

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tatar

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tundra Nenets

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ʼ, ˮ

Tuvan

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Tuvan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Udmurt

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Ӝ ӝ, З з, Ӟ ӟ, И и, Ӥ ӥ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӵ ӵ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /u/

• Audio:

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Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, І і, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic въ (vŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥, zero-grade form of *h₁én.

Preposition

у • (u)

1. in, at [with locative] (to express static position/location; the following word starts with a consonant)
2. in, into, to [with accusative] (movement to reach a place and go inside it; the following word starts with a consonant)

Alternative forms

• в (followed by a vowel)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old East Slavic у (u), from Proto-Slavic *u.

Preposition

у • (u)

1. at, by, near, in the possession of [with genitive]

Uzbek

Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Ў ў, Қ қ, Ғ ғ, Ҳ ҳ

Western Mari

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӓ ӓ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ӹ ӹ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Yakut

Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Yakut alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ҕ ҕ, Д д, Дь дь, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, Нь нь, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Һ һ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я