Etymology

utu

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Today it means: Compensation for a wrong suffered; reciprocal exchange or payment; (loosely), payback, revenge. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori utu
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utu · noun1

  1. Māori · borrowed fromutu
  2. Māori · borrowed fromutu
  3. English todayutu

Borrowed from Māori utu.

Utu · proper noun2

  1. Sumerian · derived from𒀭𒌓“Utu”
  2. English todayUtu

From Sumerian 𒀭𒌓 (ᵈutu, “Utu”).

Words from the same roots

Māoriutu all →

hoot

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Compensation for a wrong suffered; reciprocal exchange or payment; (loosely), payback, revenge.

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