moyo

moyo (plural moyos)

1. Archaic form of moio.

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.jo/

moyo class 3 (plural miyoyo class 4)

1. life
2. (in the plural) living things; souls

moyo (Raguileo spelling)

1. nipple

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò.

moyo

1. heart

From Sudanese Arabic موية (mōya).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmojɔ]

móyo

1. water

• Wellens, Ineke (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN

moyo

1. mosquito

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò.

moyo class 3

1. heart (used in anatomy to refer to the muscular organ which pumps blood throughout the body, as well as in "metaphorical" terms in reference to emotional or romantic experiences)

• mwoyo
• mamoyo
• mhumba

Inherited from Latin modius.

• Rhymes: -oʝo
• Syllabification: mo‧yo

moyo m (plural moyos)

1. unit of liquid measurement equal to 258 liters or 16 cántaras

• “moyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò.

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moyo class III (plural mioyo class IV)

1. heart (organ)

   Synonym: mtima

2. heart (feelings and emotions, seat of the affections or sensibilities)
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:

     نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ

     Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.

     Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

3. hearts (suit of cards)

   Synonym: kopa

4. courage