uta
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Utanga.
Symbol
uta
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Otank terms
English
Etymology 1
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Noun
uta (uncountable)
Etymology 2
Noun
uta (plural utas or uta)
Related terms
Anagrams
Chichewa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà.
Noun
uta class 14 (plural mauta class 6)
- bow (for arrows)
Derived terms
- wolasa ndi uta (“archer”)
- uta wa Leza (“rainbow, spectrum”)
- mbalame ikatera pauta silasika
References
- Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[2], Oxford University Press, page 561
Chuukese
Verb
uta
- to stand up
Gothic
Romanization
ūta
- romanization of 𐌿𐍄𐌰
Japanese
Romanization
uta
Limos Kalinga
Noun
uta
Maori
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.ta/, [ʉ.tɐ]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *quta (compare with Hawaiian uka and Tongan ʻuta), from Proto-Oceanic *qutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan (compare with Malay hutan (“jungle, forest”) and Iban utan (“ibid.”)), from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN (“scrubland, bush”).[1][2][3]
Noun
uta
- interior (the inside regions of a country or island)
- land (from a sea or water perspective)
- the shore
Adjective
uta
Usage notes
A location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 582
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “quta.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2003) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 238
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *uta (compare with Tahitian uta “to carry cargo on any vehicle”, Samoan uta and Tongan uta “cargo, freight”) from Proto-Oceanic *(ʀ)ucan “load, cargo, freight” ~ *ujan “cargo; load a canoe” (compare with Fijian usa “to carry freight”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lujan (“cargo; to load on a canoe” – compare with Makasar lurang “load, cargo, freight, passenger”, Buginese lureng, Mandar rurang, Tagalog lulan “cargo, load”).[1][2]
Noun
uta
Verb
uta (passive utaina)
- to load on, put on (passengers or cargo on vehicles)
- Synonym: whakauta
- to contribute
Derived terms
Further reading
- Williams, Herbert William (1917) “uta”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 552
- “uta” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Pitjantjatjara
Noun
uta
- tick (tiny woodland arachnid)
Pukapukan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *quta, from Proto-Oceanic *qutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN (“scrubland, bush”).
Noun
uta
- land (as opposed to the sea)
Derived terms
- ngāuta (“ashore; on land”)
- Uta
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *uta, from Proto-Oceanic *(ʀ)ucan (“load, cargo, freight”).
Verb
uta
- to load onto, lift up, place on
- Uta atu ake aku niu ia ki lunga o tō poti nā.
- Please will you lift up my coconuts onto your boat?
Further reading
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
uta class XI (plural nyuta class X)
- bow (for arrows)
- Synonym: upinde
- 2017 August 18, “Chakula cha Wahadzabe cha matunda na nungunungu Tanzania”, in BBC News Swahili[3]:
- Baada ya kukabidhi uta, mshale na shoka lake kwa mwindaji mwenzake wa Hadzabe, Zigwadzee alishika fimbo fupi iliyochongoka na akaingia shimoni.
- After handing over his bow, arrow and ax to his fellow Hadzabe hunter, Zigwadzee grabbed a short pointed stick and entered the pit.
Tumbuka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà.
Noun
uta class 14 (plural mauta)
- bow (for arrows)
References
- William Y. Turner (1996) Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary[4], Central Africana Limited, page 135
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- ita (Ìlàjẹ, Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìkálẹ̀)
Etymology
From u- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ta (“to be spicy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
uta
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “uta”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 198