Standard Lemma guide

Kochi

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkoʊtʃi/
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1

name

Meaning 1

The capital city of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A prefecture of Japan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from Japanese.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A city in Kerala, in southwestern India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A member of a nomadic pastoral group of primarily Ghilji Pashtun people.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 高(こう)知(ち) (Kōchi).

Borrowed from Japanese 幸地 (Kōchi) or Japanese 高地 (Kōchi).

Borrowed from Malayalam കൊച്ചി (kocci).

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُوتْشِي (kūtšī) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Armenian: Կոտի (Koti) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Bulgarian: Ко́чи (Kóči) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高知 (Gāozhī) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Czech: Kóči — Kōchi, Japan
  • Dutch: Kochi — Kōchi, Japan
  • French: Kochi — Kōchi, Japan
  • Hebrew: קוצ׳י — Kōchi, Japan
  • Hindi: कोचि (koci) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Japanese: 高知 (Kōchi) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Korean: 고치 (Gochi) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Lithuanian: Kočis — Kōchi, Japan
  • Marathi: कोउची (koucī) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Polish: Kōchi — Kōchi, Japan
  • Russian: Ко́ти (Kóti) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Spanish: Kochi — Kōchi, Japan
  • Thai: โคจิ (koo-jì) — Kōchi, Japan
  • Arabic: كوتشي — city in India
  • Bulgarian: Кочин (Kočin) — city in India
  • Chinese Mandarin: 科契 (kēqì) — city in India
  • French: Cochin — city in India
  • Greek: Κοτσί (Kotsí) — city in India
  • Gujarati: કોચીન (kocīn) — city in India
  • Gujarati: કોચી (kocī) — city in India
  • Hindi: कोची (kocī) — city in India
  • Japanese: コーチ (Kōchi) — city in India
  • Kannada: ಕೊಚ್ಚಿ (kocci) — city in India
  • Konkani: कोच्चि (kocci) — city in India
  • Latin: Cochinum — city in India
  • Malayalam: കൊച്ചി (kocci) — city in India
  • Malayalam: קוגין (kogīn) — city in India
  • Marathi: कोची (kocī) — city in India
  • Persian: کوچِین (kōčīn) — city in India
  • Polish: Koczin — city in India
  • Tamil: கொச்சி (kocci) — city in India
  • Telugu: కొచ్చి (kocci) — city in India
  • Thai: โกจจิ — city in India
  • Urdu: کوچی (kocī) — city in India
Real reading context

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