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{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "zu",
"2": "bnt-pro",
"3": "*nkócì",
"t": "lion"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ínkôsi",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"class-9"
]
},
{
"form": "ámakhôsi",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "zu-infl-noun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "inkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"full-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "amakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"full-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"basic-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "makhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"basic-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "enkosini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "emakhosini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "yinkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"copulative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ngamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"copulative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "owenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "owamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "benkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "abenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "abamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "wenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "owenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "owamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "yenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eyenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "yamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "eyamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "lenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "elenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "elamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "enkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "awenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "amakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "awamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "senkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "esenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "samakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "esamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "zenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ezenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "zamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "ezamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "yenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-9",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eyenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-9",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "yamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-9",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "eyamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-9",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "zenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ezenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "zamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "ezamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "lwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "olwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "olwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "benkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-14",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "obenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-14",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-14",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "obamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-14",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "kwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "okwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "okwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "kwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-17",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "okwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-17",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-17",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "okwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-17",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ínkôsi",
"2": "9",
"3": "6",
"4": "ámakhôsi"
},
"expansion": "ínkôsi class 9 (plural ámakhôsi class 6)",
"name": "zu-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "HH",
"2": "9",
"3": "6",
"4": "amakhosi"
},
"name": "zu-infl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Zulu",
"lang_code": "zu",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Zulu nouns with tone HH",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
"parents": [
"Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "inkosana"
},
{
"word": "inkosikazi"
}
],
"glosses": [
"chief, king"
],
"id": "en-inkosi-zu-noun-zdxmf0xg",
"links": [
[
"chief",
"chief"
],
[
"king",
"king"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ínkôːsi/"
}
],
"word": "inkosi"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "inkosana"
},
{
"word": "inkosikazi"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "zu",
"2": "bnt-pro",
"3": "*nkócì",
"t": "lion"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ínkôsi",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"class-9"
]
},
{
"form": "ámakhôsi",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "zu-infl-noun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "inkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"full-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "amakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"full-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"basic-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "makhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"basic-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "enkosini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "emakhosini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "yinkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"copulative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ngamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"copulative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "owenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "owamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "benkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "abenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "abamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "wenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "owenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "owamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "yenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eyenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "yamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "eyamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "lenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "elenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "elamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "enkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "awenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "amakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "awamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "senkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "esenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "samakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "esamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "zenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ezenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "zamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "ezamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "yenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-9",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eyenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-9",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "yamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-9",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "eyamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-9",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "zenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ezenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "zamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "ezamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "lwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "olwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "olwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "benkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-14",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "obenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-14",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-14",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "obamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-14",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "kwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "okwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "okwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "kwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-17",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "okwenkosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-17",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-17",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
},
{
"form": "okwamakhosi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-17",
"plural",
"possessive",
"possessive-substantive"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ínkôsi",
"2": "9",
"3": "6",
"4": "ámakhôsi"
},
"expansion": "ínkôsi class 9 (plural ámakhôsi class 6)",
"name": "zu-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "HH",
"2": "9",
"3": "6",
"4": "amakhosi"
},
"name": "zu-infl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Zulu",
"lang_code": "zu",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Zulu class 9 nouns",
"Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
"Zulu lemmas",
"Zulu nouns",
"Zulu nouns with tone HH",
"Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
"Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
"Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
],
"glosses": [
"chief, king"
],
"links": [
[
"chief",
"chief"
],
[
"king",
"king"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ínkôːsi/"
}
],
"word": "inkosi"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Zulu dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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