ÛÛ Û Û, û (u-circumflex) is a letter of the Latin script. Usage. Romanization. Romanization from Cyrillic. This letter is used in some standards of Cyrillic transliteration as the letter Ю: Romanization from Chinese. It is used in Wade-Giles (one of the romanization systems in Chinese) for apical dental unrounded vowel as in "tzû", "tz'û", "ssû", corresponds to present "zi", "ci", "si" in Pinyin respectively. Romanization from Japanese. û represents うう in both Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki romanization systems. General writing systems. Afrikaans. In Afrikaans, û is a punctuated form of u and a usage example includes "brûe . plural of brug" (= bridge). Emilian-Romagnol. Û represents [uː] in Emilian dialects: in the Bolognese dialect, "anvûd" [aŋˈvuːd] means "nephews". French. In French, û does not change the pronunciation of the letter "u" except in "jeune" "young", which is still often pronounced differently from "jeûne" "a fast". In some other words like "mû," the circumflex has no disambiguating value; attempts have been made to abolish it in such words. See Circumflex in French. Û also often appears in words that used to have an "s" after the "u": the French word for August, "août", used to be written "aoust . Friulian. Û represents the sound . Italian. Û is occasionally used to represent the sound in words like fûrono" (they were). Kurdish. Û is used in Kurdish Kurmanji alphabet in the to represent a long close back rounded vowel , and in some dialects, a long close central rounded vowel, . Polish. In the Masovian dialect, "û" represents /ju:/. Turkish. Û indicates palatalization of the preceding consonant: "sükûnet" ("quietness") is pronounced . Welsh. In Welsh, "û" is used to represent a long stressed "u" or when, without the circumflex, it would be pronounced as a short or : "cytûn" "agreed", "bûm" "I was" as opposed  to "bum" "five" (soft-mutated prenominal form). Û Û, û (u-circumflex) is a letter of the Latin script. Usage. Romanization. Romanization from Cyrillic. This letter is used in some standards of Cyrillic transliteration as the letter Ю: Romanization from Chinese. It is used in Wade-Giles (one of the romanization systems in Chinese) for apical dental unrounded vowel as in "tzû", "tz'û", "ssû", corresponds to present "zi", "ci", "si" in Pinyin respectively. Romanization from Japanese. û represents うう in both Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki romanization systems. General writing systems. Afrikaans. In Afrikaans, û is a punctuated form of