Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nkisi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nkisi
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ́tɪ̀ Kongo nkisibor. English nkisi Borrowed from Kongo nkisi (“spirit; charm”).

Inflected Forms

nkisis (plural) minkisi (plural) nkishi (alternative)

Questions

What does nkisi mean?: A spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs.
Where does nkisi come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ́tɪ̀ Kongo nkisibor. English nkisi Borrowed from Kongo nkisi (“spirit; charm”).

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