# уу
## Archi
### Letter

уу (uu) (lower case, upper case Уу)
* The sixty-eighth 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

## Dolgan
### Etymology

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

### Noun

уу • (uu)
* water

### References

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

## Ket
### Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔoGV.

### Noun

уу (u:) n (plural о’ӈ)
* meadow

## Mongolian

| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
| ᠤᠤ (uu) | уу (uu) |

### Etymology

Possible cognate of юу (juu, “what”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʊː/
* Syllabification: уу (1 syllable)

### Particle

уу • (uu)
* final interrogative particle that creates yes-no questions

#### Alternative forms

* юу (juu) — following a vowel

## Southern Altai
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āg (“net”).

#### Noun

уу • (uu)
* net

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt”)

#### Noun

уу • (uu)
* hunt (for wild animals with net)

### Etymology 3

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

#### Noun

уу • (uu)
* poison

### 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 *sɨb, *sub (“water”). Compare cognates Old Turkic 𐰽𐰆𐰉 (sub, “water”), Bashkir һыу (hıw, “water”), Kyrgyz суу (suu, “water”), Turkish su (“water”).

#### Noun

уу • (uu)
* 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”)

##### Related terms

* утах (utaq, “thirst”)

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

уу • (uu)
* sleep

##### Derived terms

* утуй (utuy, “to sleep”)
* уук (uuk, “drowsy”)
* уулаах (uulaaq, “drowsy”)