moto

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English

Noun

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.

Derived terms

Verb

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)

Anagrams

Asturian

Noun

moto f (plural motos)

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

Synonyms

Benga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).

Noun

moto class 1 (plural bato)

  1. person

References

  • James Love Mackey, Mackey's Grammar of the Benga-Bantu Language, 1892, page 25

Boloki

Noun

moto

  1. person

Catalan

Etymology

Clipping of motocicleta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈmo.tu]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmo.to]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

moto f (plural motos)

  1. bike (motorcycle)

Derived terms

Further reading

Chichewa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò (“fire”), from Proto-Bantu *-jóta (“to burn”), potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- (“burn”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmó.to/

Noun

móto class 3

  1. fire

Derived terms

  • akulu ndi mdambo mozimira moto (“disputes are referred to the elderly because of their ability to reconcile”)
  • anayatsa moto m'banja (“one has caused disagreement in the family”)
  • dya moto (“to perform excellently”)
  • kazima moto (“miniskirt”)
  • kolozera moto (“to stir up a rumour”)
  • koma ndiye uli pa moto (“you have problems”)
  • kwereza moto (“to increase speed, to hurry up”)
  • loŵa ku moto (“to sleep with a virgin whose hut was burnt”)
  • moto sazimista ndi moto womwe (“do not solve a problem by creating another problem”)
  • moto umalowera kumene kwatsala tchire (“problems go to the remaining side”)
  • moto wa m'tchire (“wildfire, spreading of news”)
  • moto wosazima (“eternal fire, hell, Gehenna”)
  • ndi moto (“to be very talkative and troublesome”)
  • nkhaniyi iyatsa moto (“this news will cause trouble”)
  • pali nthunzi pali moto (“everything has a source/beginning”)
  • psa moto (“to be on fire, to be aflame, to be ablaze, to be cooked”)
  • sonkha moto (“to start something”)
  • thira moto (“to cause trouble, to cause war”)
  • utsi sufuka popanda moto (“no smoke without fire”)
  • yamikira wamoto (“one should take the time to get to know people”)
  • yatsa moto (“to kindle a fire, to light a fire, to ignite”)

Interjection

moto

  1. (colloquial) Used to tell someone to drive faster or speed up.

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[2], Oxford University Press, page 335

Chinese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Interjection

moto

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

Czech

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmoto]

Noun

moto n

  1. motto

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Duala

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).

Noun

moto class 1 (plural bato)

  1. person, human being

References

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

    Possibly from muoto.

    Noun

    moto (colloquial)

    1. synonym of face, especially as a place to hit in a fight
      Synonyms: turpa, kuono
    Declension
    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

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

      Syllabic abbreviation of monitoimikone

      Noun

      moto (informal)

      1. (forestry) synonym of harvesteri (“harvester”)
      Declension
      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

      Etymology

      Shortened form of motocyclette

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      moto f (plural motos)

      1. bike, motorbike (motorcycle)

      Further reading

      Galician

      Etymology

      Clipping of motocicleta.

      Noun

      moto f (plural motos)

      1. bike (motorcycle)

      Ido

      Noun

      moto (plural moti)

      1. motto, saying, maxim

      Italian

      Pronunciation

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

      Etymology 1

      Shortened form of motocicletta.

      Noun

      moto f (invariable)

      1. clipping of motocicletta; motorcycle

      Etymology 2

      From Latin mōtus.

      Noun

      moto m (plural moti)

      1. movement
      2. motion
      3. exercise
      4. uprising, revolt
      Derived terms

      Anagrams

      Japanese

      Romanization

      moto

      1. Rōmaji transcription of もと

      Javanese

      Noun

      moto

      1. nonstandard spelling of mata

      Latin

      Pronunciation

      Participle

      mōtō

      1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mōtus

      Verb

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

      1. to set in motion
      2. to keep moving

      Conjugation

         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 infinitive participle
      active passive active passive
      present mōtāre mōtārī mōtāns —
      future mōtātūrum esse mōtātum īrī mōtātūrus mōtandus
      perfect mōtāvisse mōtātum esse — mōtātus
      future perfect — mōtātum fore — —
      perfect potential mōtātūrum fuisse — — —
      verbal nouns gerund supine
      genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
      mōtandī mōtandō mōtandum mōtandō mōtātum mōtātū

      References

      • “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

      Etymology 1

      See Lingala motu.

      Noun

      moto class 1 (plural bato class 2)

      1. person, man, human
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Swahili moto.

      Noun

      moto class 3 (plural mioto class 4)

      1. fire

      Etymology 3

      See Lingala motó.

      Noun

      moto

      1. head

      References

      • Thomas A. Akowuah (1996), Lingala - English/English - Lingala‎[4], Hippocrene Books, page 17
      • Lumana Pashi, Alan Turnbull (1994), Lingala - English Dictionary‎[5], Dunwoody Press, page 172

      Makonde

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire

      Malay

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈmoto/ [ˈmo.t̪o]
      • Hyphenation: mo‧to

      Etymology 1

      Borrowed from English motto, from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”), from Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c..

      Noun

      moto (Jawi spelling موتو, plural moto-moto or moto2)

      1. motto, slogan[1]
        Synonyms: cogan, cogan kata, kata-kata keramat, kata-kata semboyan, slogan

      Etymology 2

      Borrowed from English motor, from Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“I set in motion”).

      Noun

      moto (plural moto-moto or moto2)

      1. ellipsis of motosikal
      2. pronunciation spelling of motor

      References

      1. ^ “moto”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

      Further reading

      Māori

      Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈmoto/ [ˈmɔtɔ]

      Verb

      moto (passive motoa or motokia)

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

      Noun

      moto

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

      Derived terms

      References

      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”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

      Further reading

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

      Mpoto

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire

      Mwani

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire

      Mwera

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire

      Nigerian Pidgin

      Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /mò.to/

      Noun

      moto

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

      Norman

      Etymology

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

      Noun

      moto m (plural motos)

      1. (Guernsey, Jersey) car

      Synonyms

      Nyungwe

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire

      Portuguese

      Etymology 1

      Clipping of motocicleta.

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.tɔ/, /ˈmɔ.tu/

      Noun

      moto f (plural motos)

      1. motorcycle

      Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Latin mōtus.

      Pronunciation

       

      Noun

      moto m (plural motos)

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

      Etymology 3

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

      Pronunciation

       

      Noun

      moto m (plural motos)

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

      Etymology 4

      Borrowed from Ngungwel moto.

      Pronunciation

       

      Noun

      moto m (plural motos)

      1. (Mozambique) fire; light

      References

      1. ^ “moto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
      2. ^ “moto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

      Further reading

      Sena

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire

      Shambala

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò (“fire - zone G”), from *-jóta (“to warm oneself”), potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- (“burn”).

      Noun

      moto class 3 (plural mioto)

      1. fire

      References

      • August Seidel (1895), Handbuch der Shambala-sprache in Usambara, Deutsch-Ostafrika. Mit Texten, einem Shambala-Deutschen und einem Deutsch-Shambala-Wörterbuch‎[6], Dresden-Leipzig, pages 93, 116

      Shona

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò (“fire”), from *-jóta (“to warm oneself”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- (“burn (of a fire)”)

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire
        Synonym: mwoto

      References

      • M. Hannan, S.J. (1984), Standard Shona Dictionary: Revised Edition with Addendum‎[7], Harare College Press, pages 362, 818

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

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

      Etymology 1

      Clipping of motocicleta.

      Noun

      moto f (plural motos)

      1. clipping of motocicleta; motorcycle
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      From mojón.

      Noun

      moto m (plural motos)

      1. milestone
        Synonym: hito

      Further reading

      Swahili

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      moto class III (plural mioto class IV)

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

      Derived terms

      Tahitian

      Etymology

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

      Verb

      moto

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

      Noun

      moto

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

      References

      1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
      2. ^ Oliver, Douglas L. (2019), Ancient Tahitian Society, University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 381

      Further reading

      • Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎[8] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN
      • “moto” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

      Tiruray

      Noun

      moto

      1. (anatomy) eye

      Tok Pisin

      Etymology

      From English motor.

      Noun

      moto

      1. motor

      Tumbuka

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire

      Derived terms

      References

      • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[9], Central Africana Limited, page 98

      Wutunhua

      Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [motʰo]

      Noun

      moto

      1. motorcycle
        • 2014, Wutun villagers, “Mani session 1”, in Interactive Inner Asia Project‎[10]:
          men she moto-ge yek-li-zhe.
          There is a motorcycle outside the door.
          (Transcriptions have been standardized per Wiktionary:Wutunhua entry guidelines.)

      Yao (Africa)

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- (“burn”).

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire
      2. heat
      3. warmth

      References

      • Chauncy Maples, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1888), Yao-English Vocabulary‎[11], Universities' Mission Press, page 68
      • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1889), Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language‎[12], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 199

      Zigula

      Etymology 1

      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò (“fire - zone G”), from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- (“burn”).

      Noun

      moto class 3

      1. fire
      Derived terms
      • mta moto (“fireman”)
      • mnima wa moto (“volcano”)

      Etymology 2

      Noun

      moto

      1. motorcycle

      References

      • Chizigula of Somalia Dictionary‎[13], SIL International, 2020
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