upaanga - a raaga which does not use any swaras other than those from its parent mElakarta (no anya swaras)

upaanga kanDam - the 2nd section of a raagaanga raaga lakshaNa geetam, in which the names of the upaanga raagas of the melakarta in which the geetam is sung are given in the saahitya

upapallavi - another name for the caraNam in a varnam

uttaraangam (1) - the last four swaras of the ascending scale, P D N S as a group (as opposed to poorvaangam)

uttaraangam (2) - the combined set of caraNam and caraNa swaras in a varnam

uttara melakartas - the 36 melakartas (36-72) that use the higher prati madhyamam (M2), also known as prati madhyamam melakartas

uttara pratiuttara Daru - a Daruvu that is a song containing a conversation between two people

uyar kural - an ancient Tamil term for the taara sa

uzhai - ancient Tamil term from Silappadigaaram for madhyamam