Vowel ऊ (uu) (Topic 6) in Module 1 – Hindi-Letters (BG)
ऊ — Vowel (uu)
- English sound anchor: ooze
- Hindi words:
- ऊन ('oon') — Wool
- ऊँट ('oont') — Camel
- ऊँचाई ('oonchai') — Height
- ऊर्जा ('oorja') — Energy
- ऊदबिलाव ('oodbilav') — Otter
Matra (Vowel Sign): ू
When ऊ (uu / long oo) attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra ू — a longer hook written below the consonant. Compare with ु (short उ): ू has a bigger, longer curve.
Examples on different consonants: - क + ू = कू ('koo') - फ + ू = फू ('phoo') - द + ू = दू ('doo')
Words using ू: - फूल ('phool') — Flower - दूध ('doodh') — Milk - भूमि ('bhoomi') — Earth / Land - सूरज ('suraj') — Sun - जूता ('joota') — Shoe
How to Write ऊ
Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.
Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
ऊ — Vowel (uu)
- English sound anchor: ooze
- Hindi words:
- ऊन ('oon') — Wool
- ऊँट ('oont') — Camel
- ऊँचाई ('oonchai') — Height
- ऊर्जा ('oorja') — Energy
- ऊदबिलाव ('oodbilav') — Otter
Matra (Vowel Sign): ू
When ऊ (uu / long oo) attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra ू — a longer hook written below the consonant. Compare with ु (short उ): ू has a bigger, longer curve.
Examples on different consonants: - क + ू = कू ('koo') - फ + ू = फू ('phoo') - द + ू = दू ('doo')
Words using ू: - फूल ('phool') — Flower - दूध ('doodh') — Milk - भूमि ('bhoomi') — Earth / Land - सूरज ('suraj') — Sun - जूता ('joota') — Shoe
How to Write ऊ
Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.
Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.