"utu" meaning in Māori

See utu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utuŋ (compare Hawaiian uku, Malay untung). Etymology templates: {{der|mi|poz-pol-pro|-}} Proto-Polynesian, {{der|mi|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{der|mi|poz-pro|*utuŋ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utuŋ, {{cog|haw|uku}} Hawaiian uku, {{cog|ms|untung}} Malay untung Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} utu, {{mi-noun}} utu
  1. pay; payment; salary
    Sense id: en-utu-mi-noun-8ZGralsq Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 11 12 9 13 4 7 4 12 14 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 9 13 4 7 4 12 14 11 4
  2. revenge; payback
    Sense id: en-utu-mi-noun-wyjv2-5d Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 11 12 9 13 4 7 4 12 14 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 9 13 4 7 4 12 14 11 4

Verb

Forms: utua [passive], utungia [passive]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utuŋ (compare Hawaiian uku, Malay untung). Etymology templates: {{der|mi|poz-pol-pro|-}} Proto-Polynesian, {{der|mi|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{der|mi|poz-pro|*utuŋ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utuŋ, {{cog|haw|uku}} Hawaiian uku, {{cog|ms|untung}} Malay untung Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|utua|or|utungia|||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} utu (passive utua or utungia), {{mi-verb|a|ngia}} utu (passive utua or utungia)
  1. to pay
    Sense id: en-utu-mi-verb-E7of3YFU
  2. to reply; to answer
    Sense id: en-utu-mi-verb-KGkv-b4F Categories (other): Māori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Māori entries with incorrect language header: 23 24 19 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 11 12 9 13 4 7 4 12 14 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 9 13 4 7 4 12 14 11 4

Inflected forms

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          "payback",
          "payback"
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}

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