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'''ÛS''' ''America'' *yû-wéss, cf. '''ús''' ''we | '''ÛS''' ''America'' *yû-wéss, cf. '''ús''' ''we | ||
'''ûse''' ''noun'' *yoôss as in ẁhat ís the ûse? ''verb'' *yoôz as in ûse mîne | '''ûse''' ''noun'' *yoôss as in '''ẁhat ís the ûse?''' ''verb'' *yoôz as in '''ûse mîne | ||
'''ûsed''' ''use'' *yoôzd as in '''ûsed''' cars; ''habituated'' *yoôst as in Î’m ûsed to thát and wê ûsed to gô thére | '''ûsed''' ''use'' *yoôzd as in '''ûsed''' cars; ''habituated'' *yoôst as in '''Î’m ûsed to thát''' and '''wê ûsed to gô thére | ||
'''Ûtàh''' *yû- | '''Ûtàh''' *yû- | ||
'''Utôpia''' Yû- cf. '''eûlogy''', also yû- | '''Utôpia''' Yû- cf. '''eûlogy''', also yû- | ||
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U
Û = yoû person
UÈFA *yu-wâfə
uhúh
Uìghur *Wêeger, cf. Sêeger
ukelèlê yû-
Ukrâine Yû-; -âine, not -âne
umbílical
ún- not hyphenated
úndergròund adjective before noun, metro, one word; otherwise under gròund
underrâted -rr-
understánd one word
undertâke
únder wây two words
undo -û
ÛNICEF YÛ-
únidéntified
ûnîted yû-
unknôwn - silent k, so two n’s sounded
unnôticed - two n’s sounded
úprŏar
ür- original = ër pause
Urânus *Yərânəss: *Yùrənəss is a euphemism
ürban town
urbâne civilised
ürchin
Ürdu
ûríne yû-
urînal yû-
ürn ashes = ëarn money = ërne eagle
Ürquhart *Ürkət, Ürcàrt, *Ïrk-heàrt
Ùruguay Yù-
ÛS America *yû-wéss, cf. ús we
ûse noun *yoôss as in ẁhat ís the ûse? verb *yoôz as in ûse mîne
ûsed use *yoôzd as in ûsed cars; habituated *yoôst as in Î’m ûsed to thát and wê ûsed to gô thére
Ûtàh *yû-
Utôpia Yû- cf. eûlogy, also yû-