உ

See also: ௨, உ-, and -உ

உ U+0B89, உ TAMIL LETTER U ← ஈ [U+0B88] Tamil ஊ → [U+0B8A]

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɯ/

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Letter

உ • (u)

1. The fifth vowel in Tamil.
2. Misconstruction of ௨ (“2”).

Noun

உ • (u)

1. food
2. meat

Participle

உ • (u)

1. euphonic anaptyxis developing from the consonantal of combinations, as in

   அவனுக்கு (avaṉukku) instead of அவற்கு (avaṟku), in ‎அவன் (avaṉ) + ‎-கு (-ku) → ‎அவற்கு (avaṟku)
   (dative case of அவன் (avaṉ))

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “உ”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press