mutu

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See also: Mutu and Mut'u

Abu

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Noun

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mutu

  1. nose

Further reading

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  • Summer Institute of Linguistics Language Survey of Abu (1975), quoted on transnewguinea.org
  • 1998, Otto Ignatius M. S. Nekitel, Voices of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Language, Culture and Identity, →ISBN, page 244:
    [...]demonstrates the range of body parts' terms that Abu' use idiomatically:
    1. baraka 'head'; 2. naif 'eyes'; 3. naleh 'teeth'; 4. mutu 'nose'; 5. ahaka 'tongue/voice'; 6. elhuka 'neck', 7. numunas 'chest', 8. lakuh 'hands', [...]

Basque

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Adjective

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mutu

  1. dumb
  2. mute

Bongili

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Noun

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mutu

  1. head

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mūtuus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mutu (feminine mútua, masculine plural mutus, feminine plural mútues)

  1. mutual
    Synonym: mutual

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Chichewa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mutú class 3 (plural mitú class 4)

  1. head
  2. chapter (of a book)
  3. heading
  4. topic under discussion
  5. (news) headline

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmutu/, [ˈmut̪u]
  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Syllabification(key): mu‧tu

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *mutu (compare Votic mutukõz (young fish, brit)).

Noun

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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mutu

  1. Eurasian common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Declension
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Inflection of mutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative mutu mudut
genitive mudun mutujen
partitive mutua mutuja
illative mutuun mutuihin
singular plural
nominative mutu mudut
accusative nom. mutu mudut
gen. mudun
genitive mudun mutujen
partitive mutua mutuja
inessive mudussa muduissa
elative mudusta muduista
illative mutuun mutuihin
adessive mudulla muduilla
ablative mudulta muduilta
allative mudulle muduille
essive mutuna mutuina
translative muduksi muduiksi
abessive mudutta muduitta
instructive muduin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mutuni mutuni
accusative nom. mutuni mutuni
gen. mutuni
genitive mutuni mutujeni
partitive mutuani mutujani
inessive mudussani muduissani
elative mudustani muduistani
illative mutuuni mutuihini
adessive mudullani muduillani
ablative mudultani muduiltani
allative mudulleni muduilleni
essive mutunani mutuinani
translative mudukseni muduikseni
abessive muduttani muduittani
instructive
comitative mutuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mutusi mutusi
accusative nom. mutusi mutusi
gen. mutusi
genitive mutusi mutujesi
partitive mutuasi mutujasi
inessive mudussasi muduissasi
elative mudustasi muduistasi
illative mutuusi mutuihisi
adessive mudullasi muduillasi
ablative mudultasi muduiltasi
allative mudullesi muduillesi
essive mutunasi mutuinasi
translative muduksesi muduiksesi
abessive muduttasi muduittasi
instructive
comitative mutuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mutumme mutumme
accusative nom. mutumme mutumme
gen. mutumme
genitive mutumme mutujemme
partitive mutuamme mutujamme
inessive mudussamme muduissamme
elative mudustamme muduistamme
illative mutuumme mutuihimme
adessive mudullamme muduillamme
ablative mudultamme muduiltamme
allative mudullemme muduillemme
essive mutunamme mutuinamme
translative muduksemme muduiksemme
abessive muduttamme muduittamme
instructive
comitative mutuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mutunne mutunne
accusative nom. mutunne mutunne
gen. mutunne
genitive mutunne mutujenne
partitive mutuanne mutujanne
inessive mudussanne muduissanne
elative mudustanne muduistanne
illative mutuunne mutuihinne
adessive mudullanne muduillanne
ablative mudultanne muduiltanne
allative mudullenne muduillenne
essive mutunanne mutuinanne
translative muduksenne muduiksenne
abessive muduttanne muduittanne
instructive
comitative mutuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mutunsa mutunsa
accusative nom. mutunsa mutunsa
gen. mutunsa
genitive mutunsa mutujensa
partitive mutuaan
mutuansa
mutujaan
mutujansa
inessive mudussaan
mudussansa
muduissaan
muduissansa
elative mudustaan
mudustansa
muduistaan
muduistansa
illative mutuunsa mutuihinsa
adessive mudullaan
mudullansa
muduillaan
muduillansa
ablative mudultaan
mudultansa
muduiltaan
muduiltansa
allative mudulleen
mudullensa
muduilleen
muduillensa
essive mutunaan
mutunansa
mutuinaan
mutuinansa
translative mudukseen
muduksensa
muduikseen
muduiksensa
abessive muduttaan
muduttansa
muduittaan
muduittansa
instructive
comitative mutuineen
mutuinensa
Inflection of mutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative mutu mutut
genitive mutun mutujen
partitive mutua mutuja
illative mutuun mutuihin
singular plural
nominative mutu mutut
accusative nom. mutu mutut
gen. mutun
genitive mutun mutujen
partitive mutua mutuja
inessive mutussa mutuissa
elative mutusta mutuista
illative mutuun mutuihin
adessive mutulla mutuilla
ablative mutulta mutuilta
allative mutulle mutuille
essive mutuna mutuina
translative mutuksi mutuiksi
abessive mututta mutuitta
instructive mutuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mutuni mutuni
accusative nom. mutuni mutuni
gen. mutuni
genitive mutuni mutujeni
partitive mutuani mutujani
inessive mutussani mutuissani
elative mutustani mutuistani
illative mutuuni mutuihini
adessive mutullani mutuillani
ablative mutultani mutuiltani
allative mutulleni mutuilleni
essive mutunani mutuinani
translative mutukseni mutuikseni
abessive mututtani mutuittani
instructive
comitative mutuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mutusi mutusi
accusative nom. mutusi mutusi
gen. mutusi
genitive mutusi mutujesi
partitive mutuasi mutujasi
inessive mutussasi mutuissasi
elative mutustasi mutuistasi
illative mutuusi mutuihisi
adessive mutullasi mutuillasi
ablative mutultasi mutuiltasi
allative mutullesi mutuillesi
essive mutunasi mutuinasi
translative mutuksesi mutuiksesi
abessive mututtasi mutuittasi
instructive
comitative mutuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mutumme mutumme
accusative nom. mutumme mutumme
gen. mutumme
genitive mutumme mutujemme
partitive mutuamme mutujamme
inessive mutussamme mutuissamme
elative mutustamme mutuistamme
illative mutuumme mutuihimme
adessive mutullamme mutuillamme
ablative mutultamme mutuiltamme
allative mutullemme mutuillemme
essive mutunamme mutuinamme
translative mutuksemme mutuiksemme
abessive mututtamme mutuittamme
instructive
comitative mutuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mutunne mutunne
accusative nom. mutunne mutunne
gen. mutunne
genitive mutunne mutujenne
partitive mutuanne mutujanne
inessive mutussanne mutuissanne
elative mutustanne mutuistanne
illative mutuunne mutuihinne
adessive mutullanne mutuillanne
ablative mutultanne mutuiltanne
allative mutullenne mutuillenne
essive mutunanne mutuinanne
translative mutuksenne mutuiksenne
abessive mututtanne mutuittanne
instructive
comitative mutuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mutunsa mutunsa
accusative nom. mutunsa mutunsa
gen. mutunsa
genitive mutunsa mutujensa
partitive mutuaan
mutuansa
mutujaan
mutujansa
inessive mutussaan
mutussansa
mutuissaan
mutuissansa
elative mutustaan
mutustansa
mutuistaan
mutuistansa
illative mutuunsa mutuihinsa
adessive mutullaan
mutullansa
mutuillaan
mutuillansa
ablative mutultaan
mutultansa
mutuiltaan
mutuiltansa
allative mutulleen
mutullensa
mutuilleen
mutuillensa
essive mutunaan
mutunansa
mutuinaan
mutuinansa
translative mutukseen
mutuksensa
mutuikseen
mutuiksensa
abessive mututtaan
mututtansa
mutuittaan
mutuittansa
instructive
comitative mutuineen
mutuinensa
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compounds

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Clipping of musta tuntuu (I feel, think, suppose, methinks), or from German Vermutung (guess).

Noun

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mutu (colloquial)

  1. poor reasoning or knowledge based on gut feeling or common beliefs as opposed to actual knowledge
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compounds

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Anagrams

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Garifuna

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Noun

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mutu

  1. person, human being (man or woman)

Usage notes

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This noun is either masculine or feminine according to the definite article, le (the, masculine) or to (the, feminine).

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Chadic *mawut, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawVt- (to die, to kill). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *mawut-, Egyptian mwt and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵎⵜ (mmt).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mú.tù/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mʊ́.tɪ̀]

Verb

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mutù (grade 3b)

  1. to die

References

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  • Newman, Paul (2007) “MUT-”, in A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 158.

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Malay mutu, probably Tamil முது (mutu, vast knowledge).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmut̪u]
  • Hyphenation: mu‧tu

Noun

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mutu (plural mutu-mutu, first-person possessive mutuku, second-person possessive mutumu, third-person possessive mutunya)

  1. quality.

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Etymology 2

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Probaly from Tamil முத்து (muttu, pearl, tears).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmut̪u]
  • Hyphenation: mu‧tu

Noun

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mutu (plural mutu-mutu, first-person possessive mutuku, second-person possessive mutumu, third-person possessive mutunya)

  1. pearl.
    Synonym: mutiara

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Latvian

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Noun

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mutu f

  1. genitive plural of mute

Luba-Kasai

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Noun

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mutu

  1. head

Malay

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Etymology

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Probably from Tamil முது (mutu, vast knowledge).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmutu]
  • Hyphenation: mu‧tu

Noun

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mutu (Jawi spelling موتو, plural mutu-mutu, informal 1st possessive mutuku, 2nd possessive mutumu, 3rd possessive mutunya)

  1. quality

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Maltese

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Verb

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mutu

  1. second-person plural imperative of miet

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mutu. Compare Indonesian putus, Fijian mudu.

Verb

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mutu

  1. to cease

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Sicilian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmutu/, [ˈmuː.t̪ʊ̠]
  • Hyphenation: mù‧tu

Etymology 1

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From Latin imbūtus. For the lenition, compare also mmunnizza~munnizza.

Noun

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mutu m (plural muti or muta)

  1. Alternative form of mmutu (lenited variant)

Etymology 2

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From Latin mūtus.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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mutu (feminine singular muta, masculine and feminine plural muti)

  1. mute
    Synonym: zittu
    T'hâ stari zittu e mutu!
    Shut up, twice!
Inflection
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Masculine Feminine
Singular mutu muta
Plural muti muti

Etymology 3

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From Latin mūtō.

Verb

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mutu

  1. first-person singular present active indicative/subjunctive of mutari (to change, transform, mutate)

Tumbuka

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è.

Noun

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mutu class 3 (plural mitu class 4)

  1. head