-у

Kazakh

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-g.

Suffix

-у • (-u)

1. Used to form verbal nouns from verbs.

   ‎же- (je-, “eat”) + ‎-у (-u) → ‎жеу (jeu, “eating, to eat”)

Russian

Alternative forms

• -ю (-ju)

Pronunciation

• -у: IPA^(key): [ʊ]
• -у́: IPA^(key): [ˈu]

Suffix

-у • (-u)

1. Accusative case suffix for feminine nouns ending with -а or -я.

   ‎глава́ (glavá, “head”) + ‎-у́ (-ú) → ‎главу́ (glavú, “head-ACC”)

References

Lusin, Natalia. 1992. Russian Grammar. Nouns. 42. N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.