Utu
noun
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
Utu
American
[oo-too]
/ ˈu tu /
noun
utu
British
/ uːtuː /
noun
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compensation or reward
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revenge or retribution
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payment, price, or money
Etymology
Origin of utu
Māori
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The Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute are among a coalition that wants to pause the planned roundups for two years and ultimately secure land back to set aside a sanctuary for the horses to roam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Donte Utu, a three-star prospect from Punahou HS, the famed Honolulu power, pledged to the Cardinal on Monday.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
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 ● Apr. 20, 2019
Others like Utu Abe Malae, chairman of the Republican Party in American Samoa, said that he would never support Trump, though he was not ready to commit to Cruz.
From Time ● Apr. 24, 2016
They trace the origin of the name of their place to Lautalatoa of Fiji, whose son, called Utu, resided there.
From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by George Turner
As we sank I heard one grand roar of wild laughter from the shore—the word utu I heard roared by many voices, but did not then know its import.
From Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 by A Pakeha Maori
Some large gatala , he said, had just made their appearance with the utu and were pursuing the small fish; therefore would we please hurry forward with our preparations.
From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Louis Becke
Just as we were leaving the hut I had a look at the utu —a fish I had never before seen.
From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Louis Becke
Here, he’s took to you regular, youngster; only look out, for he’ll want utu for it some time.
From The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens by George Manville Fenn
This month was called Toe utu va, or digging again, and so named from the yam crop.
From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by George Turner
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