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utu¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori utu.

noun

  1. New Zealand, uncountable Compensation for a wrong suffered; reciprocal exchange or payment; (loosely), payback, revenge. Utu determined that relations among individuals, and between families, communities and tribes, were governed by mutual obligation and an implicit keeping of social accounts […].

UTU²

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Ulster Teachers' Union
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of United Transportation Union
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of University of Turku

Utu³

Where it comes from

From Sumerian 𒀭𒌓 (ᵈutu, “Utu”).

proper noun

  1. A Sumerian deity, the son of the moon god Nanna and the goddess Ningal.

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"utu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/utu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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utu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/utu

Chicago

"utu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/utu.

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@misc{utu_2026,
  title = {utu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/utu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}