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Kazakh Short U
Cyrillic letter used for /ʊ/ in Kazakh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Straight U with stroke (Ұ ұ; italics: Ұ ұ), is a letter of the Cyrillic script.[1] In Unicode, this letter is called "Straight U with stroke".[1] Its form is the Cyrillic letter Ue (Ү ү Ү ү) with a horizontal stroke through it.

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Usage
Kazakh Short U is used only in the alphabet of the Kazakh language,[1] where it represents the near-close near-back rounded vowel /ʊ/, like the pronunciation of the ⟨oo⟩ in "book".[2] In other circumstances, it is used as a replacement for the former letter[clarification needed] to represent the close front rounded vowel /y/ in situations where it would be easily confused with Cyrillic У у.[citation needed] It is romanized as ⟨ū⟩ in Kazakh (2021 reform).
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Unicode
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See also
- Ú ú : Latin letter Ú
- У у : Cyrillic letter U
- У́ у́ : Cyrillic letter U with acute
- Ў ў : Cyrillic letter short U
- Ү ү : Cyrillic letter Ue (straight U)
- Cyrillic characters in Unicode
- ¥ (Japanese yen or Chinese yuan)
- Ɏ (Latin letter Y with stroke)
References
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