يو

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /jo/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /jo/

Letter

يو • (yo)

1. The seventh letter of the Kyrgyz in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ё

Alternative forms

• hiu / هيو‎

Etymology

From هيو‎, from Proto-Malayic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *hiu (compare Javanese hiyu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu (compare Fijian qio), from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iu/
• Rhymes: -iu, -ju, -u

Noun

يو (Rumi spelling yu, plural يو-يو‎ or يو۲‎)

1. shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaw/

Numeral

يو • (yaw)

1. one

Etymology

From Sanskrit युग (yugá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yugám, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”).

Noun

يُو (yū)

1. yoke