inhlekisa

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -hlekisa +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /inɬéɠiːsa/

Noun

inhlékisa class 9 (plural izinhlékisa class 10)

1. laughing-stock, scream, subject of ridicule

Inflection

Class 9/10
	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)”