"inkosi" meaning in Zulu

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Noun

IPA: /ínkôːsi/
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”). Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*nkócì|t=lion}} Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”) Head templates: {{zu-noun|ínkôsi|9|6|ámakhôsi}} ínkôsi class 9 (plural ámakhôsi class 6) Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-noun|HH|9|6|amakhosi}} Forms: ínkôsi [canonical, class-9], ámakhôsi [class-6, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], inkosi [full-form, singular], amakhosi [full-form, plural], nkosi [basic-form, singular], makhosi [basic-form, plural], enkosini [locative, singular], emakhosini [locative, plural], yinkosi [copulative, singular], ngamakhosi [copulative, plural], wenkosi [class-1, possessive, singular], owenkosi [class-1, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wamakhosi [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owamakhosi [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], benkosi [class-2, possessive, singular], abenkosi [class-2, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], bamakhosi [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], abamakhosi [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], wenkosi [class-3, possessive, singular], owenkosi [class-3, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wamakhosi [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owamakhosi [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yenkosi [class-4, possessive, singular], eyenkosi [class-4, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yamakhosi [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyamakhosi [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lenkosi [class-5, possessive, singular], elenkosi [class-5, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], lamakhosi [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], elamakhosi [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], enkosi [class-6, possessive, singular], awenkosi [class-6, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], amakhosi [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], awamakhosi [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], senkosi [class-7, possessive, singular], esenkosi [class-7, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], samakhosi [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], esamakhosi [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zenkosi [class-8, possessive, singular], ezenkosi [class-8, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zamakhosi [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezamakhosi [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yenkosi [class-9, possessive, singular], eyenkosi [class-9, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yamakhosi [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyamakhosi [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zenkosi [class-10, possessive, singular], ezenkosi [class-10, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zamakhosi [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezamakhosi [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lwenkosi [class-11, possessive, singular], olwenkosi [class-11, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], lwamakhosi [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], olwamakhosi [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], benkosi [class-14, possessive, singular], obenkosi [class-14, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], bamakhosi [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], obamakhosi [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], kwenkosi [class-15, possessive, singular], okwenkosi [class-15, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwamakhosi [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwamakhosi [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], kwenkosi [class-17, possessive, singular], okwenkosi [class-17, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwamakhosi [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwamakhosi [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive]
  1. chief, king Categories (topical): Monarchy Derived forms: inkosana, inkosikazi

Inflected forms

{
  "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": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "zu",
          "name": "Monarchy",
          "orig": "zu:Monarchy",
          "parents": [
            "Forms of government",
            "High society",
            "Government",
            "Society",
            "Politics",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "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": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "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",
        "zu:Monarchy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chief, king"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ínkôːsi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inkosi"
}

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