[Tel. In common writing the vowel u is shaped like ra. Compare with this the Kanarese u and the Skt. u and Eng. U and W, all having the same origin.] The vowel U, as sounded input, as in oo foot. Many Telugu words use A or U at pleasure: particularly in the second syllable, thus: valuga or valaga, paracu or parucu, karagu or varasa or varusa, ataka or atuka, taramu ortarumu, palakarincu or palukarincu. If one of these forms does not occur we must look for the word the other spelling.