ഉ is the fifth letter of the Malayalam script.[1][2] It is an independent vowel letter that represents the close back rounded vowel /u/.[3] In the Malayalam abugida, ഉ is classified as a laghu (short vowel), a category that influences metrical rules in poetry and grammatical sandhi.[4]
↑Steever, Sanford B. (2015). The Dravidian Languages. Routledge.
