Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "motar hannu" tana nufin ƙaramin dandali ko keken keke wanda aka ƙera don turawa ko ja da hannu don motsa abubuwa masu nauyi ko manya. Yawanci yana da ƙafafu biyu a gindi da kuma dogon hannu a saman don sauƙin motsa jiki. Ana amfani da manyan motocin hannu a cikin ɗakunan ajiya, sabis na bayarwa, da kamfanonin motsi don jigilar kwalaye, akwatuna, da sauran manyan kayayyaki.