# khokhela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -khokha +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-khokhela$^?$
* (transitive) to pay for
* (transitive) to pay somebody
* (transitive) to repay

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukukhokhela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhokhela | ukungakhokheli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khokhela | -khokhele |
| Plural | khokhelani | -khokheleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhokhela, ngikhokhela | engikhokhelayo, engikhokhela | ngikhokhela | angikhokheli | engingakhokheli | ngingakhokheli |
| 2nd singular | uyakhokhela, ukhokhela | okhokhelayo, okhokhela | ukhokhela | awukhokheli | ongakhokheli | ungakhokheli |
| 1st plural | siyakhokhela, sikhokhela | esikhokhelayo, esikhokhela | sikhokhela | asikhokheli | esingakhokheli | singakhokheli |
| 2nd plural | niyakhokhela, nikhokhela | enikhokhelayo, enikhokhela | nikhokhela | anikhokheli | eningakhokheli | ningakhokheli |
| Class 1 | uyakhokhela, ukhokhela | okhokhelayo, okhokhela | ekhokhela | akakhokheli | ongakhokheli | engakhokheli |
| Class 2 | bayakhokhela, bakhokhela | abakhokhelayo, abakhokhela | bekhokhela | abakhokheli | abangakhokheli | bengakhokheli |
| Class 3 | uyakhokhela, ukhokhela | okhokhelayo, okhokhela | ukhokhela | awukhokheli | ongakhokheli | ungakhokheli |
| Class 4 | iyakhokhela, ikhokhela | ekhokhelayo, ekhokhela | ikhokhela | ayikhokheli | engakhokheli | ingakhokheli |
| Class 5 | liyakhokhela, likhokhela | elikhokhelayo, elikhokhela | likhokhela | alikhokheli | elingakhokheli | lingakhokheli |
| Class 6 | ayakhokhela, akhokhela | akhokhelayo, akhokhela | ekhokhela | awakhokheli | angakhokheli | engakhokheli |
| Class 7 | siyakhokhela, sikhokhela | esikhokhelayo, esikhokhela | sikhokhela | asikhokheli | esingakhokheli | singakhokheli |
| Class 8 | ziyakhokhela, zikhokhela | ezikhokhelayo, ezikhokhela | zikhokhela | azikhokheli | ezingakhokheli | zingakhokheli |
| Class 9 | iyakhokhela, ikhokhela | ekhokhelayo, ekhokhela | ikhokhela | ayikhokheli | engakhokheli | ingakhokheli |
| Class 10 | ziyakhokhela, zikhokhela | ezikhokhelayo, ezikhokhela | zikhokhela | azikhokheli | ezingakhokheli | zingakhokheli |
| Class 11 | luyakhokhela, lukhokhela | olukhokhelayo, olukhokhela | lukhokhela | alukhokheli | olungakhokheli | lungakhokheli |
| Class 14 | buyakhokhela, bukhokhela | obukhokhelayo, obukhokhela | bukhokhela | abukhokheli | obungakhokheli | bungakhokheli |
| Class 15 | kuyakhokhela, kukhokhela | okukhokhelayo, okukhokhela | kukhokhela | akukhokheli | okungakhokheli | kungakhokheli |
| Class 17 | kuyakhokhela, kukhokhela | okukhokhelayo, okukhokhela | kukhokhela | akukhokheli | okungakhokheli | kungakhokheli |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngikhokhelile, ngikhokhelē | engikhokhelile, engikhokhelē | ngikhokhelile, ngikhokhelē | angikhokhelanga | engingakhokhelanga | ngingakhokhelanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē | okhokhelile, okhokhelē | ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē | awukhokhelanga | ongakhokhelanga | ungakhokhelanga |
| 1st plural | sikhokhelile, sikhokhelē | esikhokhelile, esikhokhelē | sikhokhelile, sikhokhelē | asikhokhelanga | esingakhokhelanga | singakhokhelanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhokhelile, nikhokhelē | enikhokhelile, enikhokhelē | nikhokhelile, nikhokhelē | anikhokhelanga | eningakhokhelanga | ningakhokhelanga |
| Class 1 | ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē | okhokhelile, okhokhelē | ekhokhelile, ekhokhelē | akakhokhelanga | ongakhokhelanga | engakhokhelanga |
| Class 2 | bakhokhelile, bakhokhelē | abakhokhelile, abakhokhelē | bekhokhelile, bekhokhelē | abakhokhelanga | abangakhokhelanga | bengakhokhelanga |
| Class 3 | ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē | okhokhelile, okhokhelē | ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē | awukhokhelanga | ongakhokhelanga | ungakhokhelanga |
| Class 4 | ikhokhelile, ikhokhelē | ekhokhelile, ekhokhelē | ikhokhelile, ikhokhelē | ayikhokhelanga | engakhokhelanga | ingakhokhelanga |
| Class 5 | likhokhelile, likhokhelē | elikhokhelile, elikhokhelē | likhokhelile, likhokhelē | alikhokhelanga | elingakhokhelanga | lingakhokhelanga |
| Class 6 | akhokhelile, akhokhelē | akhokhelile, akhokhelē | ekhokhelile, ekhokhelē | awakhokhelanga | angakhokhelanga | engakhokhelanga |
| Class 7 | sikhokhelile, sikhokhelē | esikhokhelile, esikhokhelē | sikhokhelile, sikhokhelē | asikhokhelanga | esingakhokhelanga | singakhokhelanga |
| Class 8 | zikhokhelile, zikhokhelē | ezikhokhelile, ezikhokhelē | zikhokhelile, zikhokhelē | azikhokhelanga | ezingakhokhelanga | zingakhokhelanga |
| Class 9 | ikhokhelile, ikhokhelē | ekhokhelile, ekhokhelē | ikhokhelile, ikhokhelē | ayikhokhelanga | engakhokhelanga | ingakhokhelanga |
| Class 10 | zikhokhelile, zikhokhelē | ezikhokhelile, ezikhokhelē | zikhokhelile, zikhokhelē | azikhokhelanga | ezingakhokhelanga | zingakhokhelanga |
| Class 11 | lukhokhelile, lukhokhelē | olukhokhelile, olukhokhelē | lukhokhelile, lukhokhelē | alukhokhelanga | olungakhokhelanga | lungakhokhelanga |
| Class 14 | bukhokhelile, bukhokhelē | obukhokhelile, obukhokhelē | bukhokhelile, bukhokhelē | abukhokhelanga | obungakhokhelanga | bungakhokhelanga |
| Class 15 | kukhokhelile, kukhokhelē | okukhokhelile, okukhokhelē | kukhokhelile, kukhokhelē | akukhokhelanga | okungakhokhelanga | kungakhokhelanga |
| Class 17 | kukhokhelile, kukhokhelē | okukhokhelile, okukhokhelē | kukhokhelile, kukhokhelē | akukhokhelanga | okungakhokhelanga | kungakhokhelanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngākhokhela | engākhokhela | ngākhokhela | angikhokhelanga | engingakhokhelanga | ngingakhokhelanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhokhela | owākhokhela | wākhokhela | awukhokhelanga | ongakhokhelanga | ungakhokhelanga |
| 1st plural | sākhokhela | esākhokhela | sākhokhela | asikhokhelanga | esingakhokhelanga | singakhokhelanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhokhela | enākhokhela | nākhokhela | anikhokhelanga | eningakhokhelanga | ningakhokhelanga |
| Class 1 | wākhokhela | owākhokhela | ākhokhela | akakhokhelanga | ongakhokhelanga | engakhokhelanga |
| Class 2 | bākhokhela | abākhokhela | bākhokhela | abakhokhelanga | abangakhokhelanga | bengakhokhelanga |
| Class 3 | wākhokhela | owākhokhela | wākhokhela | awukhokhelanga | ongakhokhelanga | ungakhokhelanga |
| Class 4 | yākhokhela | eyākhokhela | yākhokhela | ayikhokhelanga | engakhokhelanga | ingakhokhelanga |
| Class 5 | lākhokhela | elākhokhela | lākhokhela | alikhokhelanga | elingakhokhelanga | lingakhokhelanga |
| Class 6 | ākhokhela | ākhokhela | ākhokhela | awakhokhelanga | angakhokhelanga | engakhokhelanga |
| Class 7 | sākhokhela | esākhokhela | sākhokhela | asikhokhelanga | esingakhokhelanga | singakhokhelanga |
| Class 8 | zākhokhela | ezākhokhela | zākhokhela | azikhokhelanga | ezingakhokhelanga | zingakhokhelanga |
| Class 9 | yākhokhela | eyākhokhela | yākhokhela | ayikhokhelanga | engakhokhelanga | ingakhokhelanga |
| Class 10 | zākhokhela | ezākhokhela | zākhokhela | azikhokhelanga | ezingakhokhelanga | zingakhokhelanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhokhela | olwākhokhela | lwākhokhela | alukhokhelanga | olungakhokhelanga | lungakhokhelanga |
| Class 14 | bākhokhela | obākhokhela | bākhokhela | abukhokhelanga | obungakhokhelanga | bungakhokhelanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhokhela | okwākhokhela | kwākhokhela | akukhokhelanga | okungakhokhelanga | kungakhokhelanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhokhela | okwākhokhela | kwākhokhela | akukhokhelanga | okungakhokhelanga | kungakhokhelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhokhela | — | ngingakhokhela | ngingekhokhele | — | ngingekhokhele |
| 2nd singular | ungakhokhela | — | ungakhokhela | ungekhokhele | — | ungekhokhele |
| 1st plural | singakhokhela | — | singakhokhela | singekhokhele | — | singekhokhele |
| 2nd plural | ningakhokhela | — | ningakhokhela | ningekhokhele | — | ningekhokhele |
| Class 1 | angakhokhela | — | engakhokhela | angekhokhele | — | engekhokhele |
| Class 2 | bangakhokhela | — | bengakhokhela | bangekhokhele | — | bengekhokhele |
| Class 3 | ungakhokhela | — | ungakhokhela | ungekhokhele | — | ungekhokhele |
| Class 4 | ingakhokhela | — | ingakhokhela | ingekhokhele | — | ingekhokhele |
| Class 5 | lingakhokhela | — | lingakhokhela | lingekhokhele | — | lingekhokhele |
| Class 6 | angakhokhela | — | engakhokhela | angekhokhele | — | engekhokhele |
| Class 7 | singakhokhela | — | singakhokhela | singekhokhele | — | singekhokhele |
| Class 8 | zingakhokhela | — | zingakhokhela | zingekhokhele | — | zingekhokhele |
| Class 9 | ingakhokhela | — | ingakhokhela | ingekhokhele | — | ingekhokhele |
| Class 10 | zingakhokhela | — | zingakhokhela | zingekhokhele | — | zingekhokhele |
| Class 11 | lungakhokhela | — | lungakhokhela | lungekhokhele | — | lungekhokhele |
| Class 14 | bungakhokhela | — | bungakhokhela | bungekhokhele | — | bungekhokhele |
| Class 15 | kungakhokhela | — | kungakhokhela | kungekhokhele | — | kungekhokhele |
| Class 17 | kungakhokhela | — | kungakhokhela | kungekhokhele | — | kungekhokhele |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokhokhela | engizokhokhela | ngizokhokhela | angizukhokhela | engingezukhokhela | ngingezukhokhela |
| 2nd singular | uzokhokhela | ozokhokhela | uzokhokhela | awuzukhokhela | ongezukhokhela | ungezukhokhela |
| 1st plural | sizokhokhela | esizokhokhela | sizokhokhela | asizukhokhela | esingezukhokhela | singezukhokhela |
| 2nd plural | nizokhokhela | enizokhokhela | nizokhokhela | anizukhokhela | eningezukhokhela | ningezukhokhela |
| Class 1 | uzokhokhela | ozokhokhela | ezokhokhela | akazukhokhela | ongezukhokhela | engezukhokhela |
| Class 2 | bazokhokhela | abazokhokhela | bezokhokhela | abazukhokhela | abangezukhokhela | bengezukhokhela |
| Class 3 | uzokhokhela | ozokhokhela | uzokhokhela | awuzukhokhela | ongezukhokhela | ungezukhokhela |
| Class 4 | izokhokhela | ezokhokhela | izokhokhela | ayizukhokhela | engezukhokhela | ingezukhokhela |
| Class 5 | lizokhokhela | elizokhokhela | lizokhokhela | alizukhokhela | elingezukhokhela | lingezukhokhela |
| Class 6 | azokhokhela | azokhokhela | ezokhokhela | awazukhokhela | angezukhokhela | engezukhokhela |
| Class 7 | sizokhokhela | esizokhokhela | sizokhokhela | asizukhokhela | esingezukhokhela | singezukhokhela |
| Class 8 | zizokhokhela | ezizokhokhela | zizokhokhela | azizukhokhela | ezingezukhokhela | zingezukhokhela |
| Class 9 | izokhokhela | ezokhokhela | izokhokhela | ayizukhokhela | engezukhokhela | ingezukhokhela |
| Class 10 | zizokhokhela | ezizokhokhela | zizokhokhela | azizukhokhela | ezingezukhokhela | zingezukhokhela |
| Class 11 | luzokhokhela | oluzokhokhela | luzokhokhela | aluzukhokhela | olungezukhokhela | lungezukhokhela |
| Class 14 | buzokhokhela | obuzokhokhela | buzokhokhela | abuzukhokhela | obungezukhokhela | bungezukhokhela |
| Class 15 | kuzokhokhela | okuzokhokhela | kuzokhokhela | akuzukhokhela | okungezukhokhela | kungezukhokhela |
| Class 17 | kuzokhokhela | okuzokhokhela | kuzokhokhela | akuzukhokhela | okungezukhokhela | kungezukhokhela |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokhokhela | engiyokhokhela | ngiyokhokhela | angiyukhokhela | engingeyukhokhela | ngingeyukhokhela |
| 2nd singular | uyokhokhela | oyokhokhela | uyokhokhela | awuyukhokhela | ongeyukhokhela | ungeyukhokhela |
| 1st plural | siyokhokhela | esiyokhokhela | siyokhokhela | asiyukhokhela | esingeyukhokhela | singeyukhokhela |
| 2nd plural | niyokhokhela | eniyokhokhela | niyokhokhela | aniyukhokhela | eningeyukhokhela | ningeyukhokhela |
| Class 1 | uyokhokhela | oyokhokhela | eyokhokhela | akayukhokhela | ongeyukhokhela | engeyukhokhela |
| Class 2 | bayokhokhela | abayokhokhela | beyokhokhela | abayukhokhela | abangeyukhokhela | bengeyukhokhela |
| Class 3 | uyokhokhela | oyokhokhela | uyokhokhela | awuyukhokhela | ongeyukhokhela | ungeyukhokhela |
| Class 4 | iyokhokhela | eyokhokhela | iyokhokhela | ayiyukhokhela | engeyukhokhela | ingeyukhokhela |
| Class 5 | liyokhokhela | eliyokhokhela | liyokhokhela | aliyukhokhela | elingeyukhokhela | lingeyukhokhela |
| Class 6 | ayokhokhela | ayokhokhela | eyokhokhela | awayukhokhela | angeyukhokhela | engeyukhokhela |
| Class 7 | siyokhokhela | esiyokhokhela | siyokhokhela | asiyukhokhela | esingeyukhokhela | singeyukhokhela |
| Class 8 | ziyokhokhela | eziyokhokhela | ziyokhokhela | aziyukhokhela | ezingeyukhokhela | zingeyukhokhela |
| Class 9 | iyokhokhela | eyokhokhela | iyokhokhela | ayiyukhokhela | engeyukhokhela | ingeyukhokhela |
| Class 10 | ziyokhokhela | eziyokhokhela | ziyokhokhela | aziyukhokhela | ezingeyukhokhela | zingeyukhokhela |
| Class 11 | luyokhokhela | oluyokhokhela | luyokhokhela | aluyukhokhela | olungeyukhokhela | lungeyukhokhela |
| Class 14 | buyokhokhela | obuyokhokhela | buyokhokhela | abuyukhokhela | obungeyukhokhela | bungeyukhokhela |
| Class 15 | kuyokhokhela | okuyokhokhela | kuyokhokhela | akuyukhokhela | okungeyukhokhela | kungeyukhokhela |
| Class 17 | kuyokhokhela | okuyokhokhela | kuyokhokhela | akuyukhokhela | okungeyukhokhela | kungeyukhokhela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhokhele | ngingakhokheli |
| 2nd singular | ukhokhele | ungakhokheli |
| 1st plural | sikhokhele | singakhokheli |
| 2nd plural | nikhokhele | ningakhokheli |
| Class 1 | akhokhele | angakhokheli |
| Class 2 | bakhokhele | bangakhokheli |
| Class 3 | ukhokhele | ungakhokheli |
| Class 4 | ikhokhele | ingakhokheli |
| Class 5 | likhokhele | lingakhokheli |
| Class 6 | akhokhele | angakhokheli |
| Class 7 | sikhokhele | singakhokheli |
| Class 8 | zikhokhele | zingakhokheli |
| Class 9 | ikhokhele | ingakhokheli |
| Class 10 | zikhokhele | zingakhokheli |
| Class 11 | lukhokhele | lungakhokheli |
| Class 14 | bukhokhele | bungakhokheli |
| Class 15 | kukhokhele | kungakhokheli |
| Class 17 | kukhokhele | kungakhokheli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhokhela | ngangakhokhela, angakhokhela, angangakhokhela |
| 2nd singular | wakhokhela | wangakhokhela, awakhokhela, awangakhokhela |
| 1st plural | sakhokhela | sangakhokhela, asakhokhela, asangakhokhela |
| 2nd plural | nakhokhela | nangakhokhela, anakhokhela, anangakhokhela |
| Class 1 | wakhokhela | wangakhokhela, akakhokhela, akangakhokhela |
| Class 2 | bakhokhela | bangakhokhela, abakhokhela, abangakhokhela |
| Class 3 | wakhokhela | wangakhokhela, awakhokhela, awangakhokhela |
| Class 4 | yakhokhela | yangakhokhela, ayakhokhela, ayangakhokhela |
| Class 5 | lakhokhela | langakhokhela, alakhokhela, alangakhokhela |
| Class 6 | akhokhela | angakhokhela, awakhokhela, awangakhokhela |
| Class 7 | sakhokhela | sangakhokhela, asakhokhela, asangakhokhela |
| Class 8 | zakhokhela | zangakhokhela, azakhokhela, azangakhokhela |
| Class 9 | yakhokhela | yangakhokhela, ayakhokhela, ayangakhokhela |
| Class 10 | zakhokhela | zangakhokhela, azakhokhela, azangakhokhela |
| Class 11 | lwakhokhela | lwangakhokhela, alwakhokhela, alwangakhokhela |
| Class 14 | bakhokhela | bangakhokhela, abakhokhela, abangakhokhela |
| Class 15 | kwakhokhela | kwangakhokhela, akwakhokhela, akwangakhokhela |
| Class 17 | kwakhokhela | kwangakhokhela, akwakhokhela, akwangakhokhela |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khokhela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khokhela (3.2.9)”