юу

See also: уу, ую, and -уу

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠶᠠᠭᠤ (yaɣu)	юу (juu)

From Proto-Mongolic *yaxun, compare Buryat юун (juun). Possible cognate of уу (uu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊː/
• Syllabification: юу (1 syllable)

Pronoun

юу • (juu)

1. what

   энэ юу вэ? ― ene juu ve? ― what's this?

   сонин юу байна? ― sonin juu bajna? ― what is the news?

Etymology 2

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠤᠤ (uu)	юу (juu)

See уу (uu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊː/
• Syllabification: юу (1 syllable)

Particle

юу • (juu)

1. phonologically conditioned form of уу (uu): final interrogative pronoun that creates yes-no questions

Usage notes

• Used after back-harmonic words ending in vowels.

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of юу

back vowel	front vowel
юу (juu)	юү (jüü)