inkosi

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A chief (particularly Zulu).
    — Before leaving his house to go to the kraal the inkosi had to eat a little porridge.

词形变化

inkosis plural amakhosi plural inkhosi alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Bantu *nkócì
Zulu ínkôsibor.
English inkosi
Borrowed from Zulu ínkôsi (“chief, king”), from Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”). Doublet of kgosi.
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