Nkosazana
From Xhosa inkosi, "chief", with a feminine diminutive ending: literally "young lady of a chief's house", used to mean "princess".
Meaning and origin
Nkosazana pairs the root of inkosi, "chief" or "king", with a feminine diminutive to describe a chief's daughter, and the same word also serves as the everyday Xhosa and Zulu term for a young unmarried woman, roughly…
How to pronounce Nkosazana
| Zulu (South Africa) | n-koh-sah-ZAH-nah /ŋkosaˈzana/ |
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