inkosi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

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noun

"Before leaving his house to go to the kraal the inkosi had to eat a little porridge."
"Muse, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Akhilleus, / deadly rage that brought the Akhaians endless pain, / that hurled down to Hades many strong souls / of heroes and made their bodies meat for dogs / and vultures, fulfilling the plan of Zeus, / ever since that day those two quarreled— / inkosi Agamemnon and godlike Akhilleus."

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

inkosis (plural) amakhosi (plural) inkhosi (alternative)

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What does inkosi mean?

A chief (particularly Zulu).

Where does inkosi come from?

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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