u
Hanoi [ʔu˧˧]Huế [ʔʊw˧˧]Saigon [ʔʊw˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
u means mother; mom.
Meanings of u in English
Noun
- a tumor; neoplasm
- a nodule; protuberance; swelling
Noun
- The name of the Latin script letter U/u.
Verb
- to get bumpy; to swell
Noun
- children's games a game consists of two teams, where the offensive player has to chant ⟨u⟩ during offense
Words with u
Example sentences with u
- Anh quốc thực tế là không tính luôn u. England proper does not include Wales.
- Nếu tôi có thể xếp lại bảng chữ cái, tôi sẽ để U và I cạnh nhau. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I together.
- Tôi đã làm việc ở bệnh viện Rùa gần 14 năm rổi, và Emma vinh dự khi được xử lí những khối u trông đáng sợ nhất tôi từng thấy. I've been working at the Turtle Hospital for almost 14 years, and Emma takes the cake for the scariest-looking tumor that I've seen.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, u could be written as 𡠄, 幽, 𢉾. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ʔuː (“hump (of a zebu)”).
Frequently asked questions
What does u mean in English?
u (noun) means "mother; mom".
How do you pronounce u?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔu˧˧]; Saigon [ʔʊw˧˧]. Tones: u — level tone (ngang).