Save Gender Masculine Usage Xhosa, Southern African Pronounced Pron. əng-KAW-si(Xhosa) en-KOH-see(Xhosa) in-KOH-see(Xhosa) nuh-KOH-see(Xhosa) [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsN'kosi Meaning & History Means "chief, king, lord" in Xhosa.