English

Proper noun

Utu

1. a Sumerian deity, in Sumerian mythology, Utu is the son of the moon god Nanna and the goddess Ningal.

Noun

Utu

1. a Māori word referring to a ritualised revenge or payback to restore balance.
2. an Estonian gunboat during World War II

English

Noun

utu

1. (New Zealand) Recompense, payback; revenge.
   • 2008, Christina Thompson, Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All, Bloomsbury 2009, p. 129:

     Utu demanded that both favors and grievances be repaid in kind, but it was the grievances, naturally, that caused the most trouble.

   • 2011, Andrew Alderson, New Zealand Herald, 19 Sep 2011:

     The match had been touted as a chance for utu after the 1999 and 2007 All Blacks World Cup defeats.

Buginese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

utu

1. louse (insect)

Finnish

(index u)

Utu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈutu/
• Hyphenation: u‧tu

Noun

utu

1. haze, mist

Declension

Usage notes

• The words sumu, usva and utu all describe "visible water vapor lightly suspended near the ground", but at different degrees. Sumu is the thickest and utu thinnest.

Derived terms

• utuinen

See also

• auer

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utuŋ (compare Indonesian untung, Malay untung).

Noun

utu

1. pay

Swahili

Etymology

u- ‎(“-ness”) +‎ mtu ‎(“man”)

Noun

utu (u class, no plural)

1. manhood