khanya

Phuthi

Verb

-khanya

1. to shine on

Inflection

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Swazi

Verb

-khanya

1. to be clean

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Verb

-khanya^?

1. to reflect

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

/kʰaːɲa/

Verb

-khanya

1. (intransitive) to shine
2. (intransitive) to be light, bright
3. (intransitive) to gleam, to be shiny

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukukhanya
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukhanya	ukungakhanyi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	khanya	-khanye
Plural	khanyani	-khanyeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhanya, ngikhanya	engikhanyayo, engikhanya	ngikhanya	angikhanyi	engingakhanyi	ngingakhanyi
2nd singular	uyakhanya, ukhanya	okhanyayo, okhanya	ukhanya	awukhanyi	ongakhanyi	ungakhanyi
1st plural	siyakhanya, sikhanya	esikhanyayo, esikhanya	sikhanya	asikhanyi	esingakhanyi	singakhanyi
2nd plural	niyakhanya, nikhanya	enikhanyayo, enikhanya	nikhanya	anikhanyi	eningakhanyi	ningakhanyi
Class 1	uyakhanya, ukhanya	okhanyayo, okhanya	ekhanya	akakhanyi	ongakhanyi	engakhanyi
Class 2	bayakhanya, bakhanya	abakhanyayo, abakhanya	bekhanya	abakhanyi	abangakhanyi	bengakhanyi
Class 3	uyakhanya, ukhanya	okhanyayo, okhanya	ukhanya	awukhanyi	ongakhanyi	ungakhanyi
Class 4	iyakhanya, ikhanya	ekhanyayo, ekhanya	ikhanya	ayikhanyi	engakhanyi	ingakhanyi
Class 5	liyakhanya, likhanya	elikhanyayo, elikhanya	likhanya	alikhanyi	elingakhanyi	lingakhanyi
Class 6	ayakhanya, akhanya	akhanyayo, akhanya	ekhanya	awakhanyi	angakhanyi	engakhanyi
Class 7	siyakhanya, sikhanya	esikhanyayo, esikhanya	sikhanya	asikhanyi	esingakhanyi	singakhanyi
Class 8	ziyakhanya, zikhanya	ezikhanyayo, ezikhanya	zikhanya	azikhanyi	ezingakhanyi	zingakhanyi
Class 9	iyakhanya, ikhanya	ekhanyayo, ekhanya	ikhanya	ayikhanyi	engakhanyi	ingakhanyi
Class 10	ziyakhanya, zikhanya	ezikhanyayo, ezikhanya	zikhanya	azikhanyi	ezingakhanyi	zingakhanyi
Class 11	luyakhanya, lukhanya	olukhanyayo, olukhanya	lukhanya	alukhanyi	olungakhanyi	lungakhanyi
Class 14	buyakhanya, bukhanya	obukhanyayo, obukhanya	bukhanya	abukhanyi	obungakhanyi	bungakhanyi
Class 15	kuyakhanya, kukhanya	okukhanyayo, okukhanya	kukhanya	akukhanyi	okungakhanyi	kungakhanyi
Class 17	kuyakhanya, kukhanya	okukhanyayo, okukhanya	kukhanya	akukhanyi	okungakhanyi	kungakhanyi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhanyile, ngikhanyē	engikhanyile, engikhanyē	ngikhanyile, ngikhanyē	angikhanyanga	engingakhanyanga	ngingakhanyanga
2nd singular	ukhanyile, ukhanyē	okhanyile, okhanyē	ukhanyile, ukhanyē	awukhanyanga	ongakhanyanga	ungakhanyanga
1st plural	sikhanyile, sikhanyē	esikhanyile, esikhanyē	sikhanyile, sikhanyē	asikhanyanga	esingakhanyanga	singakhanyanga
2nd plural	nikhanyile, nikhanyē	enikhanyile, enikhanyē	nikhanyile, nikhanyē	anikhanyanga	eningakhanyanga	ningakhanyanga
Class 1	ukhanyile, ukhanyē	okhanyile, okhanyē	ekhanyile, ekhanyē	akakhanyanga	ongakhanyanga	engakhanyanga
Class 2	bakhanyile, bakhanyē	abakhanyile, abakhanyē	bekhanyile, bekhanyē	abakhanyanga	abangakhanyanga	bengakhanyanga
Class 3	ukhanyile, ukhanyē	okhanyile, okhanyē	ukhanyile, ukhanyē	awukhanyanga	ongakhanyanga	ungakhanyanga
Class 4	ikhanyile, ikhanyē	ekhanyile, ekhanyē	ikhanyile, ikhanyē	ayikhanyanga	engakhanyanga	ingakhanyanga
Class 5	likhanyile, likhanyē	elikhanyile, elikhanyē	likhanyile, likhanyē	alikhanyanga	elingakhanyanga	lingakhanyanga
Class 6	akhanyile, akhanyē	akhanyile, akhanyē	ekhanyile, ekhanyē	awakhanyanga	angakhanyanga	engakhanyanga
Class 7	sikhanyile, sikhanyē	esikhanyile, esikhanyē	sikhanyile, sikhanyē	asikhanyanga	esingakhanyanga	singakhanyanga
Class 8	zikhanyile, zikhanyē	ezikhanyile, ezikhanyē	zikhanyile, zikhanyē	azikhanyanga	ezingakhanyanga	zingakhanyanga
Class 9	ikhanyile, ikhanyē	ekhanyile, ekhanyē	ikhanyile, ikhanyē	ayikhanyanga	engakhanyanga	ingakhanyanga
Class 10	zikhanyile, zikhanyē	ezikhanyile, ezikhanyē	zikhanyile, zikhanyē	azikhanyanga	ezingakhanyanga	zingakhanyanga
Class 11	lukhanyile, lukhanyē	olukhanyile, olukhanyē	lukhanyile, lukhanyē	alukhanyanga	olungakhanyanga	lungakhanyanga
Class 14	bukhanyile, bukhanyē	obukhanyile, obukhanyē	bukhanyile, bukhanyē	abukhanyanga	obungakhanyanga	bungakhanyanga
Class 15	kukhanyile, kukhanyē	okukhanyile, okukhanyē	kukhanyile, kukhanyē	akukhanyanga	okungakhanyanga	kungakhanyanga
Class 17	kukhanyile, kukhanyē	okukhanyile, okukhanyē	kukhanyile, kukhanyē	akukhanyanga	okungakhanyanga	kungakhanyanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākhanya	engākhanya	ngākhanya	angikhanyanga	engingakhanyanga	ngingakhanyanga
2nd singular	wākhanya	owākhanya	wākhanya	awukhanyanga	ongakhanyanga	ungakhanyanga
1st plural	sākhanya	esākhanya	sākhanya	asikhanyanga	esingakhanyanga	singakhanyanga
2nd plural	nākhanya	enākhanya	nākhanya	anikhanyanga	eningakhanyanga	ningakhanyanga
Class 1	wākhanya	owākhanya	ākhanya	akakhanyanga	ongakhanyanga	engakhanyanga
Class 2	bākhanya	abākhanya	bākhanya	abakhanyanga	abangakhanyanga	bengakhanyanga
Class 3	wākhanya	owākhanya	wākhanya	awukhanyanga	ongakhanyanga	ungakhanyanga
Class 4	yākhanya	eyākhanya	yākhanya	ayikhanyanga	engakhanyanga	ingakhanyanga
Class 5	lākhanya	elākhanya	lākhanya	alikhanyanga	elingakhanyanga	lingakhanyanga
Class 6	ākhanya	ākhanya	ākhanya	awakhanyanga	angakhanyanga	engakhanyanga
Class 7	sākhanya	esākhanya	sākhanya	asikhanyanga	esingakhanyanga	singakhanyanga
Class 8	zākhanya	ezākhanya	zākhanya	azikhanyanga	ezingakhanyanga	zingakhanyanga
Class 9	yākhanya	eyākhanya	yākhanya	ayikhanyanga	engakhanyanga	ingakhanyanga
Class 10	zākhanya	ezākhanya	zākhanya	azikhanyanga	ezingakhanyanga	zingakhanyanga
Class 11	lwākhanya	olwākhanya	lwākhanya	alukhanyanga	olungakhanyanga	lungakhanyanga
Class 14	bākhanya	obākhanya	bākhanya	abukhanyanga	obungakhanyanga	bungakhanyanga
Class 15	kwākhanya	okwākhanya	kwākhanya	akukhanyanga	okungakhanyanga	kungakhanyanga
Class 17	kwākhanya	okwākhanya	kwākhanya	akukhanyanga	okungakhanyanga	kungakhanyanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhanya	—	ngingakhanya	ngingekhanye	—	ngingekhanye
2nd singular	ungakhanya	—	ungakhanya	ungekhanye	—	ungekhanye
1st plural	singakhanya	—	singakhanya	singekhanye	—	singekhanye
2nd plural	ningakhanya	—	ningakhanya	ningekhanye	—	ningekhanye
Class 1	angakhanya	—	engakhanya	angekhanye	—	engekhanye
Class 2	bangakhanya	—	bengakhanya	bangekhanye	—	bengekhanye
Class 3	ungakhanya	—	ungakhanya	ungekhanye	—	ungekhanye
Class 4	ingakhanya	—	ingakhanya	ingekhanye	—	ingekhanye
Class 5	lingakhanya	—	lingakhanya	lingekhanye	—	lingekhanye
Class 6	angakhanya	—	engakhanya	angekhanye	—	engekhanye
Class 7	singakhanya	—	singakhanya	singekhanye	—	singekhanye
Class 8	zingakhanya	—	zingakhanya	zingekhanye	—	zingekhanye
Class 9	ingakhanya	—	ingakhanya	ingekhanye	—	ingekhanye
Class 10	zingakhanya	—	zingakhanya	zingekhanye	—	zingekhanye
Class 11	lungakhanya	—	lungakhanya	lungekhanye	—	lungekhanye
Class 14	bungakhanya	—	bungakhanya	bungekhanye	—	bungekhanye
Class 15	kungakhanya	—	kungakhanya	kungekhanye	—	kungekhanye
Class 17	kungakhanya	—	kungakhanya	kungekhanye	—	kungekhanye
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhanya	engizokhanya	ngizokhanya	angizukhanya	engingezukhanya	ngingezukhanya
2nd singular	uzokhanya	ozokhanya	uzokhanya	awuzukhanya	ongezukhanya	ungezukhanya
1st plural	sizokhanya	esizokhanya	sizokhanya	asizukhanya	esingezukhanya	singezukhanya
2nd plural	nizokhanya	enizokhanya	nizokhanya	anizukhanya	eningezukhanya	ningezukhanya
Class 1	uzokhanya	ozokhanya	ezokhanya	akazukhanya	ongezukhanya	engezukhanya
Class 2	bazokhanya	abazokhanya	bezokhanya	abazukhanya	abangezukhanya	bengezukhanya
Class 3	uzokhanya	ozokhanya	uzokhanya	awuzukhanya	ongezukhanya	ungezukhanya
Class 4	izokhanya	ezokhanya	izokhanya	ayizukhanya	engezukhanya	ingezukhanya
Class 5	lizokhanya	elizokhanya	lizokhanya	alizukhanya	elingezukhanya	lingezukhanya
Class 6	azokhanya	azokhanya	ezokhanya	awazukhanya	angezukhanya	engezukhanya
Class 7	sizokhanya	esizokhanya	sizokhanya	asizukhanya	esingezukhanya	singezukhanya
Class 8	zizokhanya	ezizokhanya	zizokhanya	azizukhanya	ezingezukhanya	zingezukhanya
Class 9	izokhanya	ezokhanya	izokhanya	ayizukhanya	engezukhanya	ingezukhanya
Class 10	zizokhanya	ezizokhanya	zizokhanya	azizukhanya	ezingezukhanya	zingezukhanya
Class 11	luzokhanya	oluzokhanya	luzokhanya	aluzukhanya	olungezukhanya	lungezukhanya
Class 14	buzokhanya	obuzokhanya	buzokhanya	abuzukhanya	obungezukhanya	bungezukhanya
Class 15	kuzokhanya	okuzokhanya	kuzokhanya	akuzukhanya	okungezukhanya	kungezukhanya
Class 17	kuzokhanya	okuzokhanya	kuzokhanya	akuzukhanya	okungezukhanya	kungezukhanya
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhanya	engiyokhanya	ngiyokhanya	angiyukhanya	engingeyukhanya	ngingeyukhanya
2nd singular	uyokhanya	oyokhanya	uyokhanya	awuyukhanya	ongeyukhanya	ungeyukhanya
1st plural	siyokhanya	esiyokhanya	siyokhanya	asiyukhanya	esingeyukhanya	singeyukhanya
2nd plural	niyokhanya	eniyokhanya	niyokhanya	aniyukhanya	eningeyukhanya	ningeyukhanya
Class 1	uyokhanya	oyokhanya	eyokhanya	akayukhanya	ongeyukhanya	engeyukhanya
Class 2	bayokhanya	abayokhanya	beyokhanya	abayukhanya	abangeyukhanya	bengeyukhanya
Class 3	uyokhanya	oyokhanya	uyokhanya	awuyukhanya	ongeyukhanya	ungeyukhanya
Class 4	iyokhanya	eyokhanya	iyokhanya	ayiyukhanya	engeyukhanya	ingeyukhanya
Class 5	liyokhanya	eliyokhanya	liyokhanya	aliyukhanya	elingeyukhanya	lingeyukhanya
Class 6	ayokhanya	ayokhanya	eyokhanya	awayukhanya	angeyukhanya	engeyukhanya
Class 7	siyokhanya	esiyokhanya	siyokhanya	asiyukhanya	esingeyukhanya	singeyukhanya
Class 8	ziyokhanya	eziyokhanya	ziyokhanya	aziyukhanya	ezingeyukhanya	zingeyukhanya
Class 9	iyokhanya	eyokhanya	iyokhanya	ayiyukhanya	engeyukhanya	ingeyukhanya
Class 10	ziyokhanya	eziyokhanya	ziyokhanya	aziyukhanya	ezingeyukhanya	zingeyukhanya
Class 11	luyokhanya	oluyokhanya	luyokhanya	aluyukhanya	olungeyukhanya	lungeyukhanya
Class 14	buyokhanya	obuyokhanya	buyokhanya	abuyukhanya	obungeyukhanya	bungeyukhanya
Class 15	kuyokhanya	okuyokhanya	kuyokhanya	akuyukhanya	okungeyukhanya	kungeyukhanya
Class 17	kuyokhanya	okuyokhanya	kuyokhanya	akuyukhanya	okungeyukhanya	kungeyukhanya
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikhanye	ngingakhanyi
2nd singular	ukhanye	ungakhanyi
1st plural	sikhanye	singakhanyi
2nd plural	nikhanye	ningakhanyi
Class 1	akhanye	angakhanyi
Class 2	bakhanye	bangakhanyi
Class 3	ukhanye	ungakhanyi
Class 4	ikhanye	ingakhanyi
Class 5	likhanye	lingakhanyi
Class 6	akhanye	angakhanyi
Class 7	sikhanye	singakhanyi
Class 8	zikhanye	zingakhanyi
Class 9	ikhanye	ingakhanyi
Class 10	zikhanye	zingakhanyi
Class 11	lukhanye	lungakhanyi
Class 14	bukhanye	bungakhanyi
Class 15	kukhanye	kungakhanyi
Class 17	kukhanye	kungakhanyi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakhanya	ngangakhanya, angakhanya, angangakhanya
2nd singular	wakhanya	wangakhanya, awakhanya, awangakhanya
1st plural	sakhanya	sangakhanya, asakhanya, asangakhanya
2nd plural	nakhanya	nangakhanya, anakhanya, anangakhanya
Class 1	wakhanya	wangakhanya, akakhanya, akangakhanya
Class 2	bakhanya	bangakhanya, abakhanya, abangakhanya
Class 3	wakhanya	wangakhanya, awakhanya, awangakhanya
Class 4	yakhanya	yangakhanya, ayakhanya, ayangakhanya
Class 5	lakhanya	langakhanya, alakhanya, alangakhanya
Class 6	akhanya	angakhanya, awakhanya, awangakhanya
Class 7	sakhanya	sangakhanya, asakhanya, asangakhanya
Class 8	zakhanya	zangakhanya, azakhanya, azangakhanya
Class 9	yakhanya	yangakhanya, ayakhanya, ayangakhanya
Class 10	zakhanya	zangakhanya, azakhanya, azangakhanya
Class 11	lwakhanya	lwangakhanya, alwakhanya, alwangakhanya
Class 14	bakhanya	bangakhanya, abakhanya, abangakhanya
Class 15	kwakhanya	kwangakhanya, akwakhanya, akwangakhanya
Class 17	kwakhanya	kwangakhanya, akwakhanya, akwangakhanya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khanya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khanya (6.3)”