inhlekisa
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -hlekisa + -a.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /inɬéɠiːsa/
Noun
inhlékisa class 9 (plural izinhlékisa class 10)
- laughing-stock, scream, subject of ridicule
Inflection
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | inhlekisa | izinhlekisa | ||
Locative | enhlekiseni | ezinhlekiseni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | inhlekisa | izinhlekisa | ||
Simple form | nhlekisa | zinhlekisa | ||
Locative | enhlekiseni | ezinhlekiseni | ||
Copulative | yinhlekisa | yizinhlekisa | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wenhlekisa | owenhlekisa | wezinhlekisa | owezinhlekisa |
Class 2 | benhlekisa | abenhlekisa | bezinhlekisa | abezinhlekisa |
Class 3 | wenhlekisa | owenhlekisa | wezinhlekisa | owezinhlekisa |
Class 4 | yenhlekisa | eyenhlekisa | yezinhlekisa | eyezinhlekisa |
Class 5 | lenhlekisa | elenhlekisa | lezinhlekisa | elezinhlekisa |
Class 6 | enhlekisa | awenhlekisa | ezinhlekisa | awezinhlekisa |
Class 7 | senhlekisa | esenhlekisa | sezinhlekisa | esezinhlekisa |
Class 8 | zenhlekisa | ezenhlekisa | zezinhlekisa | ezezinhlekisa |
Class 9 | yenhlekisa | eyenhlekisa | yezinhlekisa | eyezinhlekisa |
Class 10 | zenhlekisa | ezenhlekisa | zezinhlekisa | ezezinhlekisa |
Class 11 | lwenhlekisa | olwenhlekisa | lwezinhlekisa | olwezinhlekisa |
Class 14 | benhlekisa | obenhlekisa | bezinhlekisa | obezinhlekisa |
Class 15 | kwenhlekisa | okwenhlekisa | kwezinhlekisa | okwezinhlekisa |
Class 17 | kwenhlekisa | okwenhlekisa | kwezinhlekisa | okwezinhlekisa |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hlekisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlekisa (3.2.9.9)”