Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kgosi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: kgosi
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tribal chief among the Tswana people of southern Africa.

Example Sentences

"Then Rasebolai said that, as was customary, he would ask the visiting dikgosi to speak."
"Botswana National Front President, Otsweletse Moupo said he had no doubt that Motshidisi would serve the Palapye community well as kgosi."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *nkócì Tswana kgosibor. English kgosi Borrowed from Tswana kgosi (“chief, chieftain; king”), from Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”). Doublet of inkosi.

Inflected Forms

kgosis (plural) dikgosi (plural)

Questions

What does kgosi mean?: A tribal chief among the Tswana people of southern Africa.
Where does kgosi come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *nkócì Tswana kgosibor. English kgosi Borrowed from Tswana kgosi (“chief, chieftain; king”), from Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”). Doublet of inkosi.

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