U with diaeresis (Cyrillic)

Not to be confused with the Latin letter Ÿ.
For the Ü used in Turkic languages that use the Cyrillic script, see Ue (Cyrillic).
U with diaeresis
Ӱ ӱ
Usage
Writing systemCyrillic
TypeAlphabetic
Sound values[y]
History
Development
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  • У: у:
    • Ӱ ӱ

U with diaeresis (Ӱ ӱ; italics: Ӱ ӱ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script, derived from the Cyrillic letter U (У у У у).

U with diaeresis is used in the alphabets of the Altai, Khakas, Khanty, Mari and Shor languages, where it represents the close front rounded vowel /y/, the pronunciation of the Latin letter U with umlaut (Ü ü) in German. It is also used in the Komi-Yodzyak language.

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