U (Cyrillic)
| U | |
|---|---|
| У у | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Cyrillic |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Old Church Slavonic |
| Sound values | [u], [ʊw] |
| In Unicode | U+0423, U+0443 |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Transliterations | U u |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 400 (Cyrillic numerals) |
U (У у; italics: У у) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It commonly represents the close back rounded vowel /u/, somewhat like the pronunciation of ⟨oo⟩ in "boot" or "rule". The forms of the Cyrillic letter U are similar to the lowercase of the Latin letter Y (Y y; Y y), with the lowercase Cyrillic letter U's form being identical to that of small Latin letter Y.