# у

| у | U+0443, &#1091; CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U |
| ← т [U+0442] | Cyrillic | ф → [U+0444] |

## Translingual
### Letter

у (upper case У)
* A letter of the Cyrillic script, called u.

### Gallery

* Regular.
* Italics.
* Handwritten.

## Abaza
### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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: /o/
* (in Russian and Arabic borrowings) IPA: /u/

### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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: /u/

#### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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: [u]

#### Preposition

у • (u)
* in (+ locative case)
* 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)
* 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: [u]

#### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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: [u]

#### Preposition

у • (u)
* at (someone)'s place
    у насu nasat our place
    у дома́u domáat home
* to (someone)'s place
* 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?”)
* among (people/animals) (in reference to a quality)
    това́ ка́чество се нами́ра у ня́кои хо́раtová káčestvo se namíra u njákoi hórathis quality is found among some people
    създа́вам впечатле́ние у ня́когоsǎzdávam vpečatlénie u njákogoto make an impression on someone

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [u]

#### Interjection

у • (u)
* wow!
* ugh, yuck

### Anagrams

* у- (u-)

## Buryat
### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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)
* 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: /ˈu/

#### Noun

у • (u) class dd
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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: /u/
* Rhymes: -u
* Hyphenation: у

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *wuďe.

#### Adjective

у • (u) (comparative урак)
* new
* new, modern, contemporary
* fresh, recent
* little-known, new
* novelty, newness

##### Derived terms

* 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)
* oh!
    у, чылт ӧрмашu, čylt örmašoh, 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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: /ˈu/

#### Noun

у • (u) class dd (plural уй)
* (obsolete) board
    Synonym: (former diminutive) улг (ulg)

#### References

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

## Itelmen
### Letter

у (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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: /w/ (consonantal)
* (phoneme): IPA: /ʉw/ (front)
* (phoneme): IPA: /uw/ (back)

#### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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: /uw/

#### Noun

у • (u)
* poison

##### Derived terms

* улау (ulau)

## Khakas
### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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: /u/
* (letter name): IPA: [u]
* Audio:(file)

#### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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: [u]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: у

#### Preposition

у • (u)
* (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
* (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: [u]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: у

#### Preposition

у • (u)
* (dialectal) in
    О́дам у поне́делник. ― Ódam u ponédelnik. ― I'm going in Monday.

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [u]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: у

#### Interjection

у • (u)
* wow!
    У! ― U! ― Wow!
* 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: /ˈʊ/
* Syllabification: у (1 syllable)

### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* The twenty-second letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.

### Noun

у • (u)
* 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: үсгүүд (üsgüüd): 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)

## Nivkh
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /u/

#### Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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: /u/

#### Verb

у (u)
* (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)
* 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: /u/→/u/→/u/
* (ca. 9th CE) IPA: /u/
* (ca. 11th CE) IPA: /u/
* (ca. 13th CE) IPA: /u/
* Hyphenation: у

#### Preposition

у (u) (+ genitive)
* at, by
* away from
* 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: /ˈu/→/ˈu/→/ˈu/
* (ca. 9th CE) IPA: /ˈu/
* (ca. 11th CE) IPA: /ˈu/
* (ca. 13th CE) IPA: /ˈu/
* Hyphenation: у

#### Adverb

у (u)
* yet

### Etymology 3

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈu/→/ˈu/→/ˈu/
* (ca. 9th CE) IPA: /ˈu/
* (ca. 11th CE) IPA: /ˈu/
* (ca. 13th CE) IPA: /ˈu/
* Hyphenation: у

#### Interjection

у (u)
* alas!

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /u/→/u/→/u/
* (ca. 9th CE) IPA: /u/
* (ca. 11th CE) IPA: /u/
* (ca. 13th CE) IPA: /u/
* Hyphenation: у

#### Preposition

у (u)
* Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “inside”) [with locative]
* 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]‎ (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)
* 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]‎, 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 ѧa 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]‎, 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 ѧa 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]‎, 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]‎, 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]‎, 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 ѧa 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]‎, 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]‎, 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]‎, 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 ѧa 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)
* 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: /u/, /w/

### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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: [ˈu]
* Rhymes: -u
* Hyphenation: у
* Homophone: у- (u-)

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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)
* 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

* у- (u-)

### Etymology 3

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

#### Preposition

у (u)
* 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)
* 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: [u]

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* The twenty-first letter of the Russian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.

#### Noun

у • (u) n inan (indeclinable)
* The name of the Cyrillic script letter У.
* 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)
* Wu (language)

### Etymology 3

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

#### Preposition

у • (u) [with genitive]
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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: /u/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

у (lower case, upper case У, Latin spelling u)
* 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)
* 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
* 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
* 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?
* 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)
* chez [with genitive]

## Southern Altai
### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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)
* 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
### Conjunction

у • (u) (Persian spelling و)
* and
    Synonym: ва (va)

### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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: /u/
* Audio:(file)

#### Letter

у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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)
* in, at [with locative] (to express static position/location; the following word starts with a consonant)
* 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)
* at, by, near, in the possession of [with genitive]

## Uzbek
### Letter

у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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