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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOTU

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTU

motu  [məʊˈtuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Motu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Motu

Motu or MOTU may refer to: ▪ Motu people ▪ Motu language, a language of Papua New Guinea ▪ Motu proprio, a type of Papal document ▪ Mark of the Unicorn, a maker of professional audio hardware and software ▪ Masters of the Universe, an action figure line of the 1980s, commonly abbreviated as MotU or MOTU...

Definition of motu in the English dictionary

The definition of motu in the dictionary is a fat man or boy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTU


Baotou
ˈbaʊˈtuː
battu
bæˈtuː
battue
bæˈtuː
Ch´eng-tu
ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː
Chengdu
ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː
cockatoo
ˌkɒkəˈtuː
E102
ˌiːwʌnəʊˈtuː
hereto
ˌhɪəˈtuː
hereunto
ˌhɪərʌnˈtuː
hitherto
ˈhɪðəˈtuː
passe-partout
ˌpæspɑːˈtuː
pistou
piːsˈtuː
QE2
ˌkjuːiːˈtuː
sixty-two
ˌsɪkstɪˈtuː
tattoo
tæˈtuː
thereto
ˌðɛəˈtuː
Timbuktu
ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː
vertu
vɜːˈtuː
virtu
vɜːˈtuː
whereto
wɛəˈtuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTU

motorway
motorway restaurant
motorway service station
motory
motoscafo
Motown
mots justes
motser
mott
motte
mottle
mottled
mottled umber
mottler
motto
mottoed
motty
motu proprio
motuca
motza

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTU

aitu
Bantu
btu
Hiri Motu
Hutu
impromptu
in situ
kutu
latu
patu
Police Motu
Pushtu
ratu
Republic of Vanuatu
Tartu
tutu
Ubuntu
utu
Vanuatu
vatu

Synonyms and antonyms of motu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «motu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTU

Find out the translation of motu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of motu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «motu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

MOTU
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

motu
570 millions of speakers

English

motu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वप्रेरणा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موتو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

моту
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

motu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিরি মোতু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

motu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Motu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

motu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

MOTU
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

MOTU
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Motu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

motu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிதிநிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोटू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

motu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

motu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

motu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

моту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Motu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

motu
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

motu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of motu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTU»

The term «motu» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.830 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «motu» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «motu» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about motu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTU»

Discover the use of motu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to motu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aristotle's De Motu Animalium: Text with Translation, ...
The aim of this book is to ask through a study of one of his most complicated treatises on explanation, how far, and in what sense, the demands of the 'scientific person' are Aristotle's.
Aristotle, Martha Craven Nussbaum, 1985
2
The Anatomical Exercises: De Motu Cordis and De Circulatione ...
Classic of science reports how Harvey's theory of the circulation of the blood came into being. Reproduces the English translation made during Harvey's lifetime.
William Harvey, Geoffrey Keynes, 1953
3
Motu Tapu: Short Stories of the South Pacific
The diverse and often desperate characters in this strongly multicultural collection share one main feature: they are all Pacific Islanders, a region whose sublime physical beauty can camouflage, but not conceal, its cultural collisions and ...
Graeme Lay, 1990
4
The Old Mass and the New: Explaining the Motu Proprio ...
The historical and cultural impetus for both the 2007 motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI and the rich tradition of liturgical reform are explored.
Marc Aillet, 2010
5
Tahiti and French Polynesia
0 8 km 0 4 miles C Poutoru Patio Hipu Tapuamu Poaraara Motu Tehotu Motu Motu Tau Tau R a ' i a t e a T a h a ' a Tauere Pt Utufara Pt R o u t e N a v e t t e N a v e t t e R o u t e Waterfallls R iver R iv e r V a ita r a to a R iver Vaihuaru R i v e r ...
Celeste Brash, Jean-Bernard Carillet, 2009
6
Cook Islands Maori Dictionary
The flow of water ceased; Kua motu te tangi o te ratio. The radio cut out; Motu te ua. The rain has stopped; 'E 'anga'anga mutu kore teia. There is no end to this job ; te ora mutu kore, everlasting life ( 1 John 5.1 1); Kua motu te marama. That is ...
Jasper Buse, Raututi Taringa, Bruce Biggs, 1995
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Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics
Probably the most interesting feature of Hiri Motu syntax, however, is its variation in sentential word order between SOV and OSV, with the latter especially common when the subject is a pronoun. (SVO sentences also occur, but rarely.) Now ...
Sarah Grey Thomason, Terrence Kaufman, 1988
8
Webster's Motu - English Thesaurus Dictionary
This book may be the first Motu-English thesaurus ever published. All the errors and omissions are mine.
‎2008
9
Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey: Volume 4, Language: The ...
In precontact times the Motu were engaged in a number of extensive trading networks. The most spectacular of these were the hiri trading voyages to the Gulf of Papua, a dangerous journey of some 400 km. The Motu traded pots and received ...
Frederick J. Newmeyer, 1989
10
South Pacific
... Toamaro Motu Tuari Motu Tutae Motu Tatimaru Motu Nao Nao Motu Oiseaux) ( Île aux Oatara Motu Niuniu Motu Motu Oromahana Motu Rauoru Motu Tiano Motu Roa Motu Nuutere Motu Paria Motu Tapute Motu Iriru Tipaemaua Motu Motu ...
‎2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term motu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
News The Rip Curl Quest 1 Sinks in the Middle of the Night
Fortunately, the Ratu Motu and the Indies Trader III found everybody around 9:30 am that morning. Martin Daly, who was captaining the Indies ... «TheInertia.com, Jul 15»
2
Election for City Council at-large still in play, introducing …
"I spent the last six years working at (the Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities} MOTU," Stober said, explaining that he "helped to create the Indego Bike ... «Philadelphia Center City Weekly Press, Jul 15»
3
What HC breathes in every day: Smoke, soot and body odour
The bench of Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva had taken suo motu cognisance of the issue of air pollution in Delhi ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Quantify learning disability: HC
The HC was hearing a suo motu public interest litigation by two psychiatrists. The PIL stated that on March 25, parents of children with LD had ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Crown defends TPP consultation
Maori individuals and organisations from around the motu have filed claims alleging the trade deal will jeopardise their Treaty rights, while the ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
6
Ombudsman okays probe vs. Purisima, Napeñas over Mamasapano …
“It is (our) office motu proprio to look into the participation of the President and the special panel found that whatever participation the President ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
7
Delhi: NHRC issues notice to Centre, State govt over 'pathetic …
The Commission issued the notices to Health Secretary BP Sharma and Delhi Chief Secretary KK Sharma after taking suo motu cognisance of ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
8
Face-off: Malik Riaz exposes gang of extortionists
Regarding the suo motu case in the courts, the extortionist said that he would personally go and give statement that Bahria Town has nothing to ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
9
NHRC notice to UP on jail inmate's death
The NHRC took suo motu cognisance of a media report in which it was stated that the 35-year-old inmate died following an assault by prison ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Motu's Suzi Kerr reviews the regulatory mechanism that helped Lake …
The Lake Taupō Nitrogen Trading Market that achieved this, builds on work by Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, a not-for-profit, ... «Interest.co.nz, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Motu [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/motu>. May 2024 ».
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