nkisi

== English == === Alternative forms === nkishi === Etymology === From Kongo nkisi (“spirit; charm”). === Noun === nkisi (plural nkisis or minkisi) (religion, mythology) A spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Nikis, Isnik, sinik, 'kinis == Kituba == === Noun === nkisi charm medicine == Kongo == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́tɪ̀. === Noun === nkisi charm medicine == Lingala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Kongo nkisi. === Noun === nkisi charm medicine