# mutu
## Abu
### Noun

mutu
* nose

### Further reading

* Summer Institute of Linguistics Language Survey of Abu (1975), quoted on transnewguinea.org
* 1998, Otto Ignatius M. S. Nekitel, Voices of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Language, Culture and Identity, →ISBN, page 244:[...]demonstrates the range of body parts' terms that Abu' use idiomatically:1. baraka 'head'; 2. naif 'eyes'; 3. naleh 'teeth'; 4. mutu 'nose'; 5. ahaka 'tongue/voice'; 6. elhuka 'neck', 7. numunas 'chest', 8. lakuh 'hands', [...]

## Basque
### Adjective

mutu
* dumb
* mute

## Bongili
### Noun

mutu
* head

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūtuus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmu.tu]

### Adjective

mutu (feminine mútua, masculine plural mutus, feminine plural mútues)
* mutual
    Synonym: mutual

#### Derived terms

* mútuament

#### Further reading

* “mutu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Chichewa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmu.tú/

### Noun

mutú class 3 (plural mitú class 4)
* head
* chapter (of a book)
* heading
* topic under discussion
* (news) headline

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmutu/, [ˈmut̪u]
* Rhymes: -utu
* Hyphenation: mu‧tu

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *mutu (compare Votic mutukõz (“young fish, brit”)).

#### Noun

mutu
* Eurasian common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of mutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutuni
mutuni
accusative
nom.
mutuni
mutuni
gen.
mutuni
genitive
mutuni
mutujeni
partitive
mutuani
mutujani
inessive
mudussani
muduissani
elative
mudustani
muduistani
illative
mutuuni
mutuihini
adessive
mudullani
muduillani
ablative
mudultani
muduiltani
allative
mudulleni
muduilleni
essive
mutunani
mutuinani
translative
mudukseni
muduikseni
abessive
muduttani
muduittani
instructive
comitative
—mutuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutusi
mutusi
accusative
nom.
mutusi
mutusi
gen.
mutusi
genitive
mutusi
mutujesi
partitive
mutuasi
mutujasi
inessive
mudussasi
muduissasi
elative
mudustasi
muduistasi
illative
mutuusi
mutuihisi
adessive
mudullasi
muduillasi
ablative
mudultasi
muduiltasi
allative
mudullesi
muduillesi
essive
mutunasi
mutuinasi
translative
muduksesi
muduiksesi
abessive
muduttasi
muduittasi
instructive
comitative
—mutuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutumme
mutumme
accusative
nom.
mutumme
mutumme
gen.
mutumme
genitive
mutumme
mutujemme
partitive
mutuamme
mutujamme
inessive
mudussamme
muduissamme
elative
mudustamme
muduistamme
illative
mutuumme
mutuihimme
adessive
mudullamme
muduillamme
ablative
mudultamme
muduiltamme
allative
mudullemme
muduillemme
essive
mutunamme
mutuinamme
translative
muduksemme
muduiksemme
abessive
muduttamme
muduittamme
instructive
comitative
—mutuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutunne
mutunne
accusative
nom.
mutunne
mutunne
gen.
mutunne
genitive
mutunne
mutujenne
partitive
mutuanne
mutujanne
inessive
mudussanne
muduissanne
elative
mudustanne
muduistanne
illative
mutuunne
mutuihinne
adessive
mudullanne
muduillanne
ablative
mudultanne
muduiltanne
allative
mudullenne
muduillenne
essive
mutunanne
mutuinanne
translative
muduksenne
muduiksenne
abessive
muduttanne
muduittanne
instructive
comitative
—mutuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutunsa
mutunsa
accusative
nom.
mutunsa
mutunsa
gen.
mutunsa
genitive
mutunsa
mutujensa
partitive
mutuaan mutuansa
mutujaan mutujansa
inessive
mudussaan mudussansa
muduissaan muduissansa
elative
mudustaan mudustansa
muduistaan muduistansa
illative
mutuunsa
mutuihinsa
adessive
mudullaan mudullansa
muduillaan muduillansa
ablative
mudultaan mudultansa
muduiltaan muduiltansa
allative
mudulleen mudullensa
muduilleen muduillensa
essive
mutunaan mutunansa
mutuinaan mutuinansa
translative
mudukseen muduksensa
muduikseen muduiksensa
abessive
muduttaan muduttansa
muduittaan muduittansa
instructive
comitative
—mutuineen mutuinensa :
Possessive forms of mutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutuni
mutuni
accusative
nom.
mutuni
mutuni
gen.
mutuni
genitive
mutuni
mutujeni
partitive
mutuani
mutujani
inessive
mutussani
mutuissani
elative
mutustani
mutuistani
illative
mutuuni
mutuihini
adessive
mutullani
mutuillani
ablative
mutultani
mutuiltani
allative
mutulleni
mutuilleni
essive
mutunani
mutuinani
translative
mutukseni
mutuikseni
abessive
mututtani
mutuittani
instructive
comitative
—mutuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutusi
mutusi
accusative
nom.
mutusi
mutusi
gen.
mutusi
genitive
mutusi
mutujesi
partitive
mutuasi
mutujasi
inessive
mutussasi
mutuissasi
elative
mutustasi
mutuistasi
illative
mutuusi
mutuihisi
adessive
mutullasi
mutuillasi
ablative
mutultasi
mutuiltasi
allative
mutullesi
mutuillesi
essive
mutunasi
mutuinasi
translative
mutuksesi
mutuiksesi
abessive
mututtasi
mutuittasi
instructive
comitative
—mutuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutumme
mutumme
accusative
nom.
mutumme
mutumme
gen.
mutumme
genitive
mutumme
mutujemme
partitive
mutuamme
mutujamme
inessive
mutussamme
mutuissamme
elative
mutustamme
mutuistamme
illative
mutuumme
mutuihimme
adessive
mutullamme
mutuillamme
ablative
mutultamme
mutuiltamme
allative
mutullemme
mutuillemme
essive
mutunamme
mutuinamme
translative
mutuksemme
mutuiksemme
abessive
mututtamme
mutuittamme
instructive
comitative
—mutuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutunne
mutunne
accusative
nom.
mutunne
mutunne
gen.
mutunne
genitive
mutunne
mutujenne
partitive
mutuanne
mutujanne
inessive
mutussanne
mutuissanne
elative
mutustanne
mutuistanne
illative
mutuunne
mutuihinne
adessive
mutullanne
mutuillanne
ablative
mutultanne
mutuiltanne
allative
mutullenne
mutuillenne
essive
mutunanne
mutuinanne
translative
mutuksenne
mutuiksenne
abessive
mututtanne
mutuittanne
instructive
comitative
—mutuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mutunsa
mutunsa
accusative
nom.
mutunsa
mutunsa
gen.
mutunsa
genitive
mutunsa
mutujensa
partitive
mutuaan mutuansa
mutujaan mutujansa
inessive
mutussaan mutussansa
mutuissaan mutuissansa
elative
mutustaan mutustansa
mutuistaan mutuistansa
illative
mutuunsa
mutuihinsa
adessive
mutullaan mutullansa
mutuillaan mutuillansa
ablative
mutultaan mutultansa
mutuiltaan mutuiltansa
allative
mutulleen mutullensa
mutuilleen mutuillensa
essive
mutunaan mutunansa
mutuinaan mutuinansa
translative
mutukseen mutuksensa
mutuikseen mutuiksensa
abessive
mututtaan mututtansa
mutuittaan mutuittansa
instructive
comitative
—mutuineen mutuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* rasvapäämutu

#### Further reading

* “1. mutu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Clipping of musta tuntuu (“I feel, think, suppose, methinks”), or from German Vermutung (“guess”).

#### Noun

mutu (colloquial)
* poor reasoning or knowledge based on gut feeling or common beliefs as opposed to actual knowledge

##### Synonyms

* mututuntuma
* näppituntuma

##### Derived terms

* mutumenetelmä
* mututieto
* mututuntuma
* mutututkimus

#### Further reading

* “2. mutu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* muut

## Garifuna
### Noun

mutu
* person, human being (man or woman)

#### Usage notes

This noun is either masculine or feminine according to the definite article, le (“the”, masculine) or to (“the”, feminine).

#### See also

* wügüri (“man”)
* würi (“woman”)

## Hausa
### Etymology

From Proto-Chadic *mawut, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawVt- (“to die, to kill”). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *mawut-, Egyptian mwt and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵎⵜ (mmt).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mú.tù/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [mʊ́.tɪ̀]

### Verb

mutù (grade 3b)
* to die

### References

* Newman, Paul (2007) “MUT-”, in A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 158.

## Indonesian
### Etymology 1

From Malay mutu, probably Tamil முது (mutu, “vast knowledge”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmut̪u]
* Hyphenation: mu‧tu

#### Noun

mutu (plural)
* quality

#### Affixed terms

* bermutu
* semutu

### Etymology 2

Probaly from Tamil முத்து (muttu, “pearl, tears”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmut̪u]
* Hyphenation: mu‧tu

#### Noun

mutu (plural)
* pearl
    Synonym: mutiara

### Further reading

* “mutu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Juba Arabic
### Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مَاتَ (māta).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmutu/, [ˈmu.tʊ]

### Verb

mutu
* (intransitive) to die
** (Can we date this quote?), “Halawa”, performed by Dynamq, River Nile Entertainment:banaat mutu ashan umon ma ze itaGirls die because they’re not like you
** 2024, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hal Nas al Mutu bi Ish Tani?:Lee anina gi tala ajusiin wa gi mutu?Why do we grow old and die?
* (intransitive) to be dead

### References

* Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎, 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 162

## Latvian
### Noun

mutu f
* genitive plural of mute

## Luba-Kasai
### Noun

mutu
* head

## Malay
### Etymology

Probably from Tamil முது (mutu, “vast knowledge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmutu]
* Hyphenation: mu‧tu

### Noun

mutu (Jawi spelling موتو, plural mutu-mutu, informal 1st possessive mutuku, 2nd possessive mutumu, 3rd possessive mutunya)
* quality

#### Synonyms

* kualiti (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
* kualitas (Riau)

#### Affixed terms

* bermutu
* semutu

### Further reading

* “mutu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maltese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmuː.tu/
* Rhymes: -uːtu

### Verb

mutu
* second-person plural imperative of miet

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mutu. Compare Indonesian putus, Fijian mudu.

### Verb

mutu
* to cease

#### Derived terms

* mutunga

## Sicilian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmutu/, [ˈmuː.t̪ʊ̠]
* Hyphenation: mù‧tu

### Etymology 1

From Latin imbūtus. For the lenition, compare also mmunnizza~munnizza.

#### Noun

mutu m (plural muti or muta)
* Alternative form of mmutu (lenited variant)

### Etymology 2

From Latin mūtus.

#### Alternative forms

* mudu (sonorized)

#### Adjective

mutu (feminine singular muta, masculine and feminine plural muti)
* mute
    Synonym: zittu
    T'hâ stari zittu e mutu!Shut up, twice!

##### Inflection
### Etymology 3

From Latin mūtō.

#### Verb

mutu
* first-person singular present active indicative/subjunctive of mutari (“to change, transform, mutate”)

## Tumbuka
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è.

### Noun

mutu class 3 (plural mitu class 4)
* head