uhleko
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úlúhleko, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀cèkò. Equivalent to u- + -hleka + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úːɬeːɠo/
Noun
ū́hleko class 11
- laughter
Inflection
| Class 11 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uhleko | — | ||
| Locative | ohlekweni | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uhleko | — | ||
| Simple form | luhleko | — | ||
| Locative | ohlekweni | — | ||
| Copulative | wuhleko | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wohleko | owohleko | — | — |
| Class 2 | bohleko | abohleko | — | — |
| Class 3 | wohleko | owohleko | — | — |
| Class 4 | yohleko | eyohleko | — | — |
| Class 5 | lohleko | elohleko | — | — |
| Class 6 | ohleko | awohleko | — | — |
| Class 7 | sohleko | esohleko | — | — |
| Class 8 | zohleko | ezohleko | — | — |
| Class 9 | yohleko | eyohleko | — | — |
| Class 10 | zohleko | ezohleko | — | — |
| Class 11 | lohleko | olohleko | — | — |
| Class 14 | bohleko | obohleko | — | — |
| Class 15 | kohleko | okohleko | — | — |
| Class 17 | kohleko | okohleko | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hleko”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hleko (3.2.9.9)”