уу

See also: юу, ую, -уу, yy, and Appendix:Variations of "uu"

Archi

Letter

уу (uu) (lower case, upper case Уу)

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

See also

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sïb, *sub (water). Compare Yakut уу (uu, water).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. water

References

  • Н. М. Артемьев, 'Долганский язык' (2001)

Ket

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔoGV.

Noun

уу (u:n (plural о’ӈ)

  1. meadow

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠤᠤ
(uu)
уу
(uu)

Etymology

Possible cognate of юу (juu, what).

Pronunciation

Particle

уу • (uu)

  1. final interrogative particle that creates yes-no questions

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of уу
back vowelfront vowel
уу (uu)үү (üü)

Alternative forms

  • юу (juu)following a vowel

Southern Altai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āg (net).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. net

Declension

Inflection of уу
singular plural
absolute уу (uu) уулар (uular)
definite genitive уудыҥ (uudïŋ) уулардыҥ (uulardïŋ)
dative ууга (uuga) ууларга (uularga)
definite accusative ууды (uudï) ууларды (uulardï)
locative ууда (uuda) ууларда (uularda)
ablative уудаҥ (uudaŋ) уулардаҥ (uulardaŋ)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āb (hunt)

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. hunt (for wild animals with net)

Declension

Inflection of уу
singular plural
absolute уу (uu) уулар (uular)
definite genitive уудыҥ (uudïŋ) уулардыҥ (uulardïŋ)
dative ууга (uuga) ууларга (uularga)
definite accusative ууды (uudï) ууларды (uulardï)
locative ууда (uuda) ууларда (uularda)
ablative уудаҥ (uudaŋ) уулардаҥ (uulardaŋ)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Turkic *āgu (poison). See Also оо (oo).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. poison

Declension

Inflection of уу
singular plural
absolute уу (uu) уулар (uular)
definite genitive уудыҥ (uudïŋ) уулардыҥ (uulardïŋ)
dative ууга (uuga) ууларга (uularga)
definite accusative ууды (uudï) ууларды (uulardï)
locative ууда (uuda) ууларда (uularda)
ablative уудаҥ (uudaŋ) уулардаҥ (uulardaŋ)

Derived terms

  • уулу (uulu)

References

  • Radloff, Friedrich Wilhelm (1893–1911), Опыт словаря тюркских наречий – Versuch eines Wörterbuches der Türk-Dialecte [Attempt at a Lexicon of the Turkic Dialects] (overall work in German and Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1591
  • Radloff, Friedrich Wilhelm (1893–1911), Опыт словаря тюркских наречий – Versuch eines Wörterbuches der Türk-Dialecte [Attempt at a Lexicon of the Turkic Dialects] (overall work in German and Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1694
  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “уу”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *sïb, *sub (water). Compare cognates Old Turkic 𐰽𐰆𐰉 (sub, water), Bashkir һыу (hıw, water), Kyrgyz суу (suu, water), Turkish su (water).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. water
Derived terms
  • ньулуун уу (nyuluun uu, fresh water)
  • туустаах уу (tuustaaq uu, salt water)
  • уу дьулай (uu julay, fontanelle, soft spot)
  • уулаах (uulaaq, watery)
  • ууһут (uuhut, swimmer)
  • харах уута (qaraq uuta, tear, teardrop)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic (sleep). Compare cognates Old Turkic 𐰆 (u, sleep), Karakhanid [script needed] (ū, sleep).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. sleep
Derived terms