nkisi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Kongo nkisi (“spirit; charm”).

Noun

nkisi (plural nkisis or minkisi)

  1. (religion, mythology) A spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs.

Translations

Anagrams

Kituba

Noun

nkisi

  1. charm
  2. medicine

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́tɪ̀.

Noun

nkisi

  1. charm
  2. medicine

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Kongo nkisi.

Noun

nkisi

  1. charm
  2. medicine
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