different between warrior vs impi

English

Alternative forms

• warriour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English werreour, from Anglo-Norman guerreier, Old French guerroiier (“fighter, combattant”), from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Displaced native Old English cempa.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w??i?/, /?w??j?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w????/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /?w??i?(?)/, /?w??j?(?)/
• Hyphenation: war?ri?or
• Rhymes: -??i?(?)

Noun

warrior (plural warriors)

1. A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
2. (figuratively) A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.

Derived terms

• bloody warrior
• warriorhood

Related terms

• war

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “warrior”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• warrior at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Zulu impi.

Noun

impi (plural impis)

1. A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
   • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 212:

     And in the end he, as well as three of his four children, shared Retief's fate in the massacre of Trekkers by the Zulu impis of Dingane.

   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 26:

     But as grizzled as Chief Joyi often seemed, the decades fell off him when he spoke of the impis, or warriors, in the army of King Ngangelizwe.

Translations

Anagrams

• MIPI

Catawba

Noun

impi

1. fire

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *impi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?impi/, [?impi]
• Rhymes: -impi
• Syllabification: im?pi

Noun

impi

1. (dated) virgin

Declension

Synonyms

• neitsyt
• immyt

Derived terms

• Impi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay impi, from Proto-Malayic *impi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipi. Doublet of mimpi.

Verb

impi

1. to dream (to hope; to wish)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “impi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *impi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impi/
• Rhymes: -impi, -pi, -i

Verb

impi (Jawi spelling ??????)

1. to dream (to hope; to wish)

   Synonym: mimpi

Derived terms

Descendants

• Indonesian: impi

Further reading

• “impi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "impi" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ?ISBN, 2005.

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [í??pí]

Noun

ímpí 9 (plural ízimpí 10)

1. army, regiment

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /î?mpí/

Noun

împí 9 (plural ízimpí 10)

1. war, battle
2. army, regiment

Inflection

Derived terms

• ubumpi

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “-mpi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ?ISBN: “-mpi (2-8.3)”