[1] In Unicode, this letter is called "Straight U with stroke".

Kazakh Short U is used only in the alphabet of the Kazakh language,[1] where it represents the near-close near-back rounded vowel /ʊ/, like the pronunciation of the ⟨oo⟩ in "book".

[2] In other circumstances, it is used as a replacement for the former letter[clarification needed] to represent the close front rounded vowel /y/ in situations where it would be easily confused with Cyrillic У у.

[citation needed] It is romanized as ⟨ū⟩ in Kazakh (2021 reform).

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