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moto

See also: MOTO, Moto, Motō, motó, mo̱to, mọto, moːto, moto-, -moto, and mô tô

English

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Noun

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moto (plural motos)

  1. One of a series of motocross or BMX races.
    • American Motorcyclist, Jan 1982:
      In fact, after the third of four motos, Hinkle had opened a comfortable lead toward the overall win, and perhaps he really didn't feel any pressure as he cruised home seventh in the final moto to lock up the crown.
  2. (In only some varieties of English) A motorcycle or moped.
    • 2019, Kevin Barry, Night Boat to Tangier, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, pages 192–193:
      He stood in the evening on the street in the haze of rain-flecked light. The backfire of a fucked moto cracked like a gunshot, but he did not flinch from it.

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Verb

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moto (third-person singular simple present motos, present participle motoing, simple past and past participle motoed)

  1. To use or ride a moto (“n.”) (vehicle)
  2. Synonym of motor (“v.”) (ride a vehicle)

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Asturian

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Noun

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moto f (plural motos)

  1. motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Clipping of motocicleta.

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Noun

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moto f (plural motos)

  1. bike (motorcycle)

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Chichewa

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Noun

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móto class 3

  1. fire

Chinese

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Etymology

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Irregular romanisation of 冇圖／冇图 (mou5 tou4, “no image”).

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Interjection

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moto

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) used in situations where no image is provided in a post or thread

Czech

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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moto n

  1. motto

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmoto/, [ˈmo̞t̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧to

Etymology 1

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Possibly from muoto.

Noun

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moto (colloquial)

  1. Synonym of face, especially as a place to hit in a fight
    Synonyms: turpa, kuono
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Inflection of moto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative moto motot
genitive moton motojen
partitive motoa motoja
illative motoon motoihin
singular plural
nominative moto motot
accusative nom. moto motot
gen. moton
genitive moton motojen
partitive motoa motoja
inessive motossa motoissa
elative motosta motoista
illative motoon motoihin
adessive motolla motoilla
ablative motolta motoilta
allative motolle motoille
essive motona motoina
translative motoksi motoiksi
abessive mototta motoitta
instructive — motoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of moto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative motoni motoni
accusative nom. motoni motoni
gen. motoni
genitive motoni motojeni
partitive motoani motojani
inessive motossani motoissani
elative motostani motoistani
illative motooni motoihini
adessive motollani motoillani
ablative motoltani motoiltani
allative motolleni motoilleni
essive motonani motoinani
translative motokseni motoikseni
abessive motottani motoittani
instructive — —
comitative — motoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative motosi motosi
accusative nom. motosi motosi
gen. motosi
genitive motosi motojesi
partitive motoasi motojasi
inessive motossasi motoissasi
elative motostasi motoistasi
illative motoosi motoihisi
adessive motollasi motoillasi
ablative motoltasi motoiltasi
allative motollesi motoillesi
essive motonasi motoinasi
translative motoksesi motoiksesi
abessive motottasi motoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — motoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative motomme motomme
accusative nom. motomme motomme
gen. motomme
genitive motomme motojemme
partitive motoamme motojamme
inessive motossamme motoissamme
elative motostamme motoistamme
illative motoomme motoihimme
adessive motollamme motoillamme
ablative motoltamme motoiltamme
allative motollemme motoillemme
essive motonamme motoinamme
translative motoksemme motoiksemme
abessive motottamme motoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — motoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative motonne motonne
accusative nom. motonne motonne
gen. motonne
genitive motonne motojenne
partitive motoanne motojanne
inessive motossanne motoissanne
elative motostanne motoistanne
illative motoonne motoihinne
adessive motollanne motoillanne
ablative motoltanne motoiltanne
allative motollenne motoillenne
essive motonanne motoinanne
translative motoksenne motoiksenne
abessive motottanne motoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — motoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative motonsa motonsa
accusative nom. motonsa motonsa
gen. motonsa
genitive motonsa motojensa
partitive motoaan
motoansa 		motojaan
motojansa
inessive motossaan
motossansa 		motoissaan
motoissansa
elative motostaan
motostansa 		motoistaan
motoistansa
illative motoonsa motoihinsa
adessive motollaan
motollansa 		motoillaan
motoillansa
ablative motoltaan
motoltansa 		motoiltaan
motoiltansa
allative motolleen
motollensa 		motoilleen
motoillensa
essive motonaan
motonansa 		motoinaan
motoinansa
translative motokseen
motoksensa 		motoikseen
motoiksensa
abessive motottaan
motottansa 		motoittaan
motoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — motoineen
motoinensa

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Etymology 2

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Clipping of monitoimikone

Noun

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moto (informal)

  1. (forestry) Synonym of harvesteri (“harvester”).
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Inflection of moto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative moto motot
genitive moton motojen
partitive motoa motoja
illative motoon motoihin
singular plural
nominative moto motot
accusative nom. moto motot
gen. moton
genitive moton motojen
partitive motoa motoja
inessive motossa motoissa
elative motosta motoista
illative motoon motoihin
adessive motolla motoilla
ablative motolta motoilta
allative motolle motoille
essive motona motoina
translative motoksi motoiksi
abessive mototta motoitta
instructive — motoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of moto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative motoni motoni
accusative nom. motoni motoni
gen. motoni
genitive motoni motojeni
partitive motoani motojani
inessive motossani motoissani
elative motostani motoistani
illative motooni motoihini
adessive motollani motoillani
ablative motoltani motoiltani
allative motolleni motoilleni
essive motonani motoinani
translative motokseni motoikseni
abessive motottani motoittani
instructive — —
comitative — motoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative motosi motosi
accusative nom. motosi motosi
gen. motosi
genitive motosi motojesi
partitive motoasi motojasi
inessive motossasi motoissasi
elative motostasi motoistasi
illative motoosi motoihisi
adessive motollasi motoillasi
ablative motoltasi motoiltasi
allative motollesi motoillesi
essive motonasi motoinasi
translative motoksesi motoiksesi
abessive motottasi motoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — motoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative motomme motomme
accusative nom. motomme motomme
gen. motomme
genitive motomme motojemme
partitive motoamme motojamme
inessive motossamme motoissamme
elative motostamme motoistamme
illative motoomme motoihimme
adessive motollamme motoillamme
ablative motoltamme motoiltamme
allative motollemme motoillemme
essive motonamme motoinamme
translative motoksemme motoiksemme
abessive motottamme motoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — motoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative motonne motonne
accusative nom. motonne motonne
gen. motonne
genitive motonne motojenne
partitive motoanne motojanne
inessive motossanne motoissanne
elative motostanne motoistanne
illative motoonne motoihinne
adessive motollanne motoillanne
ablative motoltanne motoiltanne
allative motollenne motoillenne
essive motonanne motoinanne
translative motoksenne motoiksenne
abessive motottanne motoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — motoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative motonsa motonsa
accusative nom. motonsa motonsa
gen. motonsa
genitive motonsa motojensa
partitive motoaan
motoansa 		motojaan
motojansa
inessive motossaan
motossansa 		motoissaan
motoissansa
elative motostaan
motostansa 		motoistaan
motoistansa
illative motoonsa motoihinsa
adessive motollaan
motollansa 		motoillaan
motoillansa
ablative motoltaan
motoltansa 		motoiltaan
motoiltansa
allative motolleen
motollensa 		motoilleen
motoillensa
essive motonaan
motonansa 		motoinaan
motoinansa
translative motokseen
motoksensa 		motoikseen
motoiksensa
abessive motottaan
motottansa 		motoittaan
motoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — motoineen
motoinensa

French

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Etymology

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Shortened form of motocyclette

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  • IPA(key): /mɔ.to/
  • IPA(key): /mɔ.to/, /mo.to/
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  • Rhymes: -o

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moto f (plural motos)

  1. bike, motorbike (motorcycle)

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Galician

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Etymology

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Clipping of motocicleta.

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moto f (plural motos)

  1. bike (motorcycle)

Ido

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Noun

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moto (plural moti)

  1. motto, saying, maxim

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔto
  • Hyphenation: mò‧to

Etymology 1

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Shortened form of motocicletta.

Noun

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moto f (invariable)

  1. Clipping of motocicletta.; motorcycle

Etymology 2

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From Latin mōtus.

Noun

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moto m (plural moti)

  1. movement
  2. motion
  3. exercise
  4. uprising, revolt
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Japanese

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Romanization

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moto

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もと

Javanese

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Noun

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moto

  1. Nonstandard spelling of mata.

Latin

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Participle

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mōtō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mōtus

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mōtō (present infinitive mōtāre, perfect active mōtāvī, supine mōtātum); first conjugation

  1. to set in motion
  2. to keep moving

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of mōtō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mōtō mōtās mōtat mōtāmus mōtātis mōtant
imperfect mōtābam mōtābās mōtābat mōtābāmus mōtābātis mōtābant
future mōtābō mōtābis mōtābit mōtābimus mōtābitis mōtābunt
perfect mōtāvī mōtāvistī mōtāvit mōtāvimus mōtāvistis mōtāvērunt,
mōtāvēre
pluperfect mōtāveram mōtāverās mōtāverat mōtāverāmus mōtāverātis mōtāverant
future perfect mōtāverō mōtāveris mōtāverit mōtāverimus mōtāveritis mōtāverint
passive present mōtor mōtāris,
mōtāre 		mōtātur mōtāmur mōtāminī mōtantur
imperfect mōtābar mōtābāris,
mōtābāre 		mōtābātur mōtābāmur mōtābāminī mōtābantur
future mōtābor mōtāberis,
mōtābere 		mōtābitur mōtābimur mōtābiminī mōtābuntur
perfect mōtātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect mōtātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect mōtātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mōtem mōtēs mōtet mōtēmus mōtētis mōtent
imperfect mōtārem mōtārēs mōtāret mōtārēmus mōtārētis mōtārent
perfect mōtāverim mōtāverīs mōtāverit mōtāverīmus mōtāverītis mōtāverint
pluperfect mōtāvissem mōtāvissēs mōtāvisset mōtāvissēmus mōtāvissētis mōtāvissent
passive present mōter mōtēris,
mōtēre 		mōtētur mōtēmur mōtēminī mōtentur
imperfect mōtārer mōtārēris,
mōtārēre 		mōtārētur mōtārēmur mōtārēminī mōtārentur
perfect mōtātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect mōtātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — mōtā — — mōtāte —
future — mōtātō mōtātō — mōtātōte mōtantō
passive present — mōtāre — — mōtāminī —
future — mōtātor mōtātor — — mōtantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives mōtāre mōtāvisse mōtātūrum esse mōtārī mōtātum esse mōtātum īrī
participles mōtāns — mōtātūrus — mōtātus mōtandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
mōtandī mōtandō mōtandum mōtandō mōtātum mōtātū

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  • “moto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “moto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • moto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Lingala

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

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moto class 1 (plural bato class 2)

  1. person, man, human

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Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *moto (compare with Hawaiian moko, Tahitian moto, Tongan moto and momoto)[1][2]

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moto

  1. to strike with the fist, to punch, to box
    Synonyms: meke, tuki

Noun

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moto

  1. hit or blow with the first, punch
    Synonym: meke

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 254
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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  • “moto” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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Noun

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moto class 3

  1. fire

Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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Ulatimately from English motor; see Yoruba mọ́tò, Igbo moto, Hausa mota.

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moto

  1. car
    I see moto dem.
    I saw cars.

Norman

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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moto m (plural motos)

  1. (Guernsey, Jersey) car

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of motocicleta.

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moto f (plural motos)

  1. motorcycle

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin mōtus.

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Noun

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moto m (plural motos)

  1. movement, motion
  2. agitation, circulation, rotation
  3. shake

Etymology 3

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Alteration of mote;[1][2] compare also Italian motto.

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moto m (plural motos)

  1. (art) artist's signature
  2. (heraldry) motto

Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Ngungwel moto.

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Noun

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moto m (plural motos)

  1. (Mozambique) fire; light

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  1. ^ “moto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “moto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmoto/ [ˈmo.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Syllabification: mo‧to

Etymology 1

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Clipping of motocicleta.

Noun

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moto f (plural motos)

  1. Clipping of motocicleta.; motorcycle
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Etymology 2

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From mojón.

Noun

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moto m (plural motos)

  1. milestone
    Synonym: hito

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From -ota.

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Noun

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moto (m-mi class, plural mioto)

  1. fire, flame
  2. energy, charge
  3. heat, temperature, warmth
  4. exertion, glowing
  5. zeal
  6. bruise, welts, marks

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Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *moto (compare with Hawaiian moko, Maori moto)[1]

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moto

  1. to strike with the fist, to punch, to box

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moto

  1. boxing
    1. traditional Tahitian combat boxing[2]

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Oliver, Douglas L. (2019) Ancient Tahitian Society, University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 381

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Tiruray

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Noun

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moto

  1. (anatomy) eye

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English motor.

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moto

  1. motor

Wutunhua

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 摩托 (mótuō), from English motor.

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moto

  1. motorcycle
    • 2014, Wutun villagers, “Mani session 1”, in Interactive Inner Asia Project‎[3]:
      men she moto-ge yek-li-zhe.
      There is a motorcycle outside the door.
      (Transcriptions have been standardized per Wiktionary:About Wutunhua.)
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