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Maori
Etymology
Reduplication of motu.
Verb
motumotu
- divided, broken up, cut
Adjective
motumotu
- separated
- (mathematics) discrete
Noun
motumotu
- firebrand
- piece of burning wood
- a dumpling or doughboy
References
- “motumotu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.