English Explanatory Dictionary

motu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A reef islet formed by broken coral and sand, surrounding an atoll.
noun
  1. country, nation
name
  1. An Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea.

Word forms

motu motus

Etymology

From a descendant of Proto-Polynesian *motu.

Related words

ex proprio motu mero motu motu proprio suo motu Hiri Motu
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