Ư
Latin letter U with horn; used in Vietnamese / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ư (lowercase ư) is one of the 12 Vietnamese language vowels. It is pronounced [ɨ] or [ɯ].[1]
Quick Facts U with horn, Usage ...
U with horn | |
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Ư ư | |
U+, U* | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | alphabetic |
Language of origin | Vietnamese |
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Sisters | Ừừ, Ứứ, Ửử, Ữữ, Ựự |
Variations | U+, U* |
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This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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As with most special Vietnamese letters, this letter is not well-supported by fonts and is often typed as either u+ or u*. The VIQR standard is u+.
On the Windows default Vietnamese keyboard Ư can be found on where the [ key is on a US English keyboard layout.
Because Vietnamese is a tonal language this letter may optionally have any one of the five tonal symbols above or below it.
- Ừ ừ
- Ứ ứ
- Ử ử
- Ữ ữ
- Ự ự