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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

उuI. 1 Ā. (अवते, ऊवे, औष्ट, ओतुम्, उत)
1. I. 1 Ā. (अवते, ऊवे, औष्ट, ओतुम्, उत)
2. To sound, make a noise.
3. To roar, bellow (as a bull etc.). -II 5 Parasmaipada (उनोति) Vedic To ask, demand.
Derived forms and compounds
- उः uḥ
  
  1 Name of Śiva, the second of the three syllables in ओम्; see अ.
  
  Name of Brahmā.
  
  The orb of the moon; Compare also उर्गौरीपतिरुः कालः सेतुर्नाथः परायणः । नारदोऽर्कोऽनिलः पाशी मार्कण्डेयोऽथ रावणः ॥ Ek. -Indeclinable
  
  As a particle used expletively; उ उमेशः Sk.
  
  An interjection of: (a) calling; उ मेति मात्रा तपसो निषिद्धा पश्चादुमाख्यां सुमुखी जगाम Ku.1.26; (b) anger; (c) compassion; (d) command; (e) acceptance; (f) interrogation; उ मेति मात्रा तपसो निषिद्धा Ku.1.26. (g) wonder; यत्सन्निधावहमु खाण्डवमग्नयेऽदाम् Bhāg.1.15.8. or used merely as an expletive. In the Veda used as an enclitic copula implying restriction and emphasis (and, but, on the other hand, now, I ask etc.); in classical literature used chiefly with अथ (अथो), न (नो) and किम् (किमु); see these words. उ-उ or उत on the one hand-on the other hand, partly-partly.
- उ u उं u कुणः kuṇḥ, (उं) कुणः A bug.
- उ u ऊ ū हापोहः hāpōhḥ, (ऊ) हापोहः An additional moulding; तस्मात्तु शिल्पिभिः प्राज्ञैरूहापोहान् न योजयेत् (Mānasāra 7.268-9)
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

उu2. u, ऊ [û] encl. pcl. and, also; but, whereas; now, just; forthwith: u--u, both-and; it is used after…
1. 2. u, ऊ [û] encliti pcl. and, also; but, whereas; now, just; forthwith: u--u, both-and; it is used after pronouns, relatives, interr., some pcls., and the infinitive in -tavai; in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit it occurs only in atha ͜ u, na ͜ u, and kim-u.
2. [u] the suffix -u (grammatical term).
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उकuka[uka] the suffix -uka (gr.).

[uka] the suffix -uka (grammatical term).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

उuthe fifth letter and third short vowel of the alphabet, pronounced as the u in full .
1. the fifth letter and third short vowel of the alphabet, pronounced as the u in full .
2. indeclinable an interjection of compassion, anger Lexicographers
3. indeclinable a particle implying assent, calling, command Lexicographers
4. indeclinable an enclitic copula used frequently in the Vedas वेद s
5. indeclinable (as a particle implying restriction and antithesis, generally after pronominals, prepositions, particles, and before नु and सु, equivalent to) and, also, further
6. indeclinable on the other hand (especially in connexion with a relative exempli gratia, 'for example' य उ, he on the contrary who etc.) This particle may serve to give emphasis, like इद् and एव, especially after prepositions or demonstrative pronouns, in conjunction with नु, वै, हि, चिद्, etc. (exempli gratia, 'for example' अय्/अम् उ वाम् पुरुत्/अमो .. जोहवीति [fg-veda iii, 62, 2], this very person [your worshipper] invokes you etc.) It is especially used in the figure of speech called Anaphora, and particularly when the pronouns are repeated (exempli gratia, 'for example' त्/अम् उ स्तुष /इन्द्रम् त्/अम् गृणीषे [fg-veda ii, 20, 4], him I praise, Indra इन्द्र, him I sing). It may be used in drawing a conclusion, like the English "now" (exempli gratia, 'for example' त्/अद् उ त्/अथा न्/अ कुर्यात् [S3Br. v, 2, 2, 3], that now he should not do in such a manner), and is frequently found in interrogative sentences (exempli gratia, 'for example' क्/अ उ त्/अच् चिकेत [fg-veda i, 164, 48], who, I ask, should know that?) Pa1n2ini पाणिनि calls this particle उञ् to distinguish it from the interrogative उ . In the Pada-pa1t2ha पद-पाठ it is written ऊम् . In the classical language उ occurs only after अथ, न, and किम्, with a slight modification of the sense, and often only as an expletive (see किम्)
7. indeclinable उ - उ or उ - उत, on the one hand - on the other hand
8. indeclinable partly - partly
9. indeclinable as, well - as.
10. class5 Parasmaipada उनोति (see व्य्-उ fg-veda v, 31, 1) : class2 Atmane-pada (1. sg. उव्/ए fg-veda x, 86, 7) : class1 Atmane-pada अवते Dha1tup.; to call to, hail; to roar, bellow (see also ओ*त Equivalent to आ-उत).
11. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव
12. masculine gender also of Brahman ब्रह्मन् Lexicographers
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अधउपासनadhaupāsanan. sexual intercourse Comm. on Br2A1rUp.

neuter gender sexual intercourse commentator or commentary on Br2A1rUp.

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अनिक्षुउस्anikṣuusm. (see 3. अ), "not (true) sugar-cane", a sort of long grass or reed, Saccharum Spontaneum .

masculine gender (see 3. अ), "not (true) sugar-cane", a sort of long grass or reed, Saccharum Spontaneum .

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अनूपाउanūpāun. a kind of poisonous root, Gal.

neuter gender a kind of poisonous root, Gal.

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आउक्ष्āukṣsee ओ*क्ष्, ओ*र्णु .

see ओ*क्ष्, ओ*र्णु .

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उकukaind. g. चा*दि Pa1n2. 1-4, 57.

indeclinable gaRa चा*दि Pa1n2. 1-4, 57.

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उकणukaṇav.l. for उणक q.v. Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 4-1, 41.

varia lectio for उणक quod vide Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 4-1, 41.

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