moyo

See also: Moyo, moyó, and mo̱yo̱ꞌ

English

Noun

moyo (plural moyos)

1. Archaic form of moio.

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.jo/

Noun

moyo class 3 (plural miyoyo class 4)

1. life
2. (in the plural) living things; souls

Derived terms

• Moyo (“a surname”)

Mapudungun

Noun

moyo (Raguileo spelling)

1. nipple

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò.

Noun

moyo

1. heart

Nubi

Etymology

Inherited from Sudanese Arabic موية (mōya), from Arabic مُوَيْه (muwayh), a diminutive of مَاء (māʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmojɔ]

Noun

móyo

1. water

References

• Wellens, Ineke (2005), The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

moyo

1. mosquito

Saisiyat

Pronoun

moyo

1. you (plural)

See also

Saisiyat personal pronouns

				nominative	accusative	genitive	dative	possessive	locative
singular	1st person			yako / ya:o	ʼiyakin	maʼan	ʼiniman	ʼanmanaʼa	kanman
	2nd person			Soʼo	ʼiSoʼon	niSoʼ	ʼiniSoʼ	ʼanSoʼoʼa	kanSoʼ
	3rd person			siya	hisiya	nisiya	ʼinisiya	ʼanisiyaʼa	kansiya
plural	1st person		inclusive	ʼitaʼ	ʼinimitaʼ	mitaʼ	inimitaʼ	ʼanimitaʼa	kanʼitaʼ
	1st person		exclusive	yami	ʼiniyaʼom	niyaʼom	ʼiniyaʼom	ʼanyaʼoma	kanyami
	2nd person			moyo	ʼinimon	nimon	ʼinimon	ʼanmoyoʼa	kanmoyo
	3rd person			lasiya	hilasiya	nasiya	ʼinilasiya	ʼanlasiyaʼa	kanlasiya

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò.

Noun

moyo class 3

1. heart (used in anatomy to refer to the muscular organ which pumps blood throughout the body, as well as in "metaphorical" terms in reference to emotional or romantic experiences)

See also

• mwoyo
• mamoyo
• mhumba

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin modius.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoʝo/ [ˈmo.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoʝo/ [ˈmo.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmoʃo/ [ˈmo.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmoʒo/ [ˈmo.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -oʝo
• Syllabification: mo‧yo

Noun

moyo m (plural moyos)

1. unit of liquid measurement equal to 258 liters or 16 cántaras

Further reading

• “moyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Other scripts
Ajami	مُيُ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

moyo class III (plural mioyo class IV)

1. heart (organ)

   Synonym: mtima

2. heart (feelings and emotions, seat of the affections or sensibilities)
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], translation from R. Allen (1946), “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:

     نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ

     Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.

     Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

3. hearts (suit of cards)

   Synonym: kopa

4. courage