"kgosi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: kgosis [plural], dikgosi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tswana kgosi (“chief, chieftain; king”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|tn|kgosi|t=chief, chieftain; king}} Borrowed from Tswana kgosi (“chief, chieftain; king”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|dikgosi}} kgosi (plural kgosis or dikgosi)
  1. A tribal chief among the Tswana people of southern Africa.
    Sense id: en-kgosi-en-noun-qTup4Ksr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Sotho]

Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], dikgosi [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”). Etymology templates: {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*nkócì|t=lion}} Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”) Head templates: {{head|st|noun|plural|dikgosi|f1request=|g=c9|g2=c10|head=|sort=kgosi}} kgosi class 9/10 (plural dikgosi), {{st-noun|9|10|dikgosi}} kgosi class 9/10 (plural dikgosi)
  1. chief, chieftain; king Tags: class-10, class-9

Noun [Tswana]

IPA: /ˈqʰɔ́.sì/ Forms: kgôsi [canonical, class-9], dikgosi [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tn|bnt-pro|*nkócì|t=lion}} Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”) Head templates: {{head|tn|noun|plural|dikgosi|g=c9|head=kgôsi}} kgôsi class 9 (plural dikgosi), {{tn-noun|cl=9|head=kgôsi|pl=dikgosi}} kgôsi class 9 (plural dikgosi)
  1. chief, chieftain; king
    Sense id: en-kgosi-tn-noun-TY5DnOcv Categories (other): Tswana entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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