The spelling of the word "hurtu" may seem unusual, but it actually follows the rules of one of the most widely spoken languages in the world - Finnish. The IPA phonetic transcription for "hurtu" is /ˈhurtu/. In Finnish, the letter "u" is pronounced as a short "u" sound. The "r" and "t" sounds are also pronounced distinctly. While the spelling may be strange to those unfamiliar with Finnish, it is consistent with the language's phonetic rules.