Utu

American  

[oo-too] / ˈu tu /

noun

1. the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.

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utu British  

/ uːtuː /

noun

1. compensation or reward

2. revenge or retribution

3. payment, price, or money

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Etymology

Origin of utu

Māori

Example Sentences

“Here we are as Indigenous peoples doing what we do best, and that’s take care of ours,” said Rana Saulque, vice chair of the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, tearing up.

From Los Angeles Times

Saulque, vice chairwoman for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute tribe, draws a parallel between ousting the horses and the historic persecution of her people by the government.

From Los Angeles Times

There, however, he is imprisoned, only to be freed when the young warrior Utu opens a hole to the surface and carries Enkidu back out on a lofting breeze.

From The Guardian

“It sounds like a great idea,” says Ana Utus, a Bolivian immigrant who has lived in a southern Buenos Aires villa for 13 years.

From The Guardian

The Sumerian Utu had already become the Semitic Samas, and clothed himself in the attributes of a Semitic Bel.

From Project Gutenberg