# hlikihla
## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-cɪ̀kɪca.

### Verb

-hlíkíhla
* to wipe

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-cɪ̀kɪca.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ɬiɠiːɬa/

### Verb

-hlikihla
* (transitive) to rub
* (transitive) to massage

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuhlikihla |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhlikihla | ukungahlikihli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hlikihla | -hlikihle |
| Plural | hlikihlani | -hlikihleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahlikihla, ngihlikihla | engihlikihlayo, engihlikihla | ngihlikihla | angihlikihli | engingahlikihli | ngingahlikihli |
| 2nd singular | uyahlikihla, uhlikihla | ohlikihlayo, ohlikihla | uhlikihla | awuhlikihli | ongahlikihli | ungahlikihli |
| 1st plural | siyahlikihla, sihlikihla | esihlikihlayo, esihlikihla | sihlikihla | asihlikihli | esingahlikihli | singahlikihli |
| 2nd plural | niyahlikihla, nihlikihla | enihlikihlayo, enihlikihla | nihlikihla | anihlikihli | eningahlikihli | ningahlikihli |
| Class 1 | uyahlikihla, uhlikihla | ohlikihlayo, ohlikihla | ehlikihla | akahlikihli | ongahlikihli | engahlikihli |
| Class 2 | bayahlikihla, bahlikihla | abahlikihlayo, abahlikihla | behlikihla | abahlikihli | abangahlikihli | bengahlikihli |
| Class 3 | uyahlikihla, uhlikihla | ohlikihlayo, ohlikihla | uhlikihla | awuhlikihli | ongahlikihli | ungahlikihli |
| Class 4 | iyahlikihla, ihlikihla | ehlikihlayo, ehlikihla | ihlikihla | ayihlikihli | engahlikihli | ingahlikihli |
| Class 5 | liyahlikihla, lihlikihla | elihlikihlayo, elihlikihla | lihlikihla | alihlikihli | elingahlikihli | lingahlikihli |
| Class 6 | ayahlikihla, ahlikihla | ahlikihlayo, ahlikihla | ehlikihla | awahlikihli | angahlikihli | engahlikihli |
| Class 7 | siyahlikihla, sihlikihla | esihlikihlayo, esihlikihla | sihlikihla | asihlikihli | esingahlikihli | singahlikihli |
| Class 8 | ziyahlikihla, zihlikihla | ezihlikihlayo, ezihlikihla | zihlikihla | azihlikihli | ezingahlikihli | zingahlikihli |
| Class 9 | iyahlikihla, ihlikihla | ehlikihlayo, ehlikihla | ihlikihla | ayihlikihli | engahlikihli | ingahlikihli |
| Class 10 | ziyahlikihla, zihlikihla | ezihlikihlayo, ezihlikihla | zihlikihla | azihlikihli | ezingahlikihli | zingahlikihli |
| Class 11 | luyahlikihla, luhlikihla | oluhlikihlayo, oluhlikihla | luhlikihla | aluhlikihli | olungahlikihli | lungahlikihli |
| Class 14 | buyahlikihla, buhlikihla | obuhlikihlayo, obuhlikihla | buhlikihla | abuhlikihli | obungahlikihli | bungahlikihli |
| Class 15 | kuyahlikihla, kuhlikihla | okuhlikihlayo, okuhlikihla | kuhlikihla | akuhlikihli | okungahlikihli | kungahlikihli |
| Class 17 | kuyahlikihla, kuhlikihla | okuhlikihlayo, okuhlikihla | kuhlikihla | akuhlikihli | okungahlikihli | kungahlikihli |
| | 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 | ngihlikihlile, ngihlikihlē | engihlikihlile, engihlikihlē | ngihlikihlile, ngihlikihlē | angihlikihlanga | engingahlikihlanga | ngingahlikihlanga |
| 2nd singular | uhlikihlile, uhlikihlē | ohlikihlile, ohlikihlē | uhlikihlile, uhlikihlē | awuhlikihlanga | ongahlikihlanga | ungahlikihlanga |
| 1st plural | sihlikihlile, sihlikihlē | esihlikihlile, esihlikihlē | sihlikihlile, sihlikihlē | asihlikihlanga | esingahlikihlanga | singahlikihlanga |
| 2nd plural | nihlikihlile, nihlikihlē | enihlikihlile, enihlikihlē | nihlikihlile, nihlikihlē | anihlikihlanga | eningahlikihlanga | ningahlikihlanga |
| Class 1 | uhlikihlile, uhlikihlē | ohlikihlile, ohlikihlē | ehlikihlile, ehlikihlē | akahlikihlanga | ongahlikihlanga | engahlikihlanga |
| Class 2 | bahlikihlile, bahlikihlē | abahlikihlile, abahlikihlē | behlikihlile, behlikihlē | abahlikihlanga | abangahlikihlanga | bengahlikihlanga |
| Class 3 | uhlikihlile, uhlikihlē | ohlikihlile, ohlikihlē | uhlikihlile, uhlikihlē | awuhlikihlanga | ongahlikihlanga | ungahlikihlanga |
| Class 4 | ihlikihlile, ihlikihlē | ehlikihlile, ehlikihlē | ihlikihlile, ihlikihlē | ayihlikihlanga | engahlikihlanga | ingahlikihlanga |
| Class 5 | lihlikihlile, lihlikihlē | elihlikihlile, elihlikihlē | lihlikihlile, lihlikihlē | alihlikihlanga | elingahlikihlanga | lingahlikihlanga |
| Class 6 | ahlikihlile, ahlikihlē | ahlikihlile, ahlikihlē | ehlikihlile, ehlikihlē | awahlikihlanga | angahlikihlanga | engahlikihlanga |
| Class 7 | sihlikihlile, sihlikihlē | esihlikihlile, esihlikihlē | sihlikihlile, sihlikihlē | asihlikihlanga | esingahlikihlanga | singahlikihlanga |
| Class 8 | zihlikihlile, zihlikihlē | ezihlikihlile, ezihlikihlē | zihlikihlile, zihlikihlē | azihlikihlanga | ezingahlikihlanga | zingahlikihlanga |
| Class 9 | ihlikihlile, ihlikihlē | ehlikihlile, ehlikihlē | ihlikihlile, ihlikihlē | ayihlikihlanga | engahlikihlanga | ingahlikihlanga |
| Class 10 | zihlikihlile, zihlikihlē | ezihlikihlile, ezihlikihlē | zihlikihlile, zihlikihlē | azihlikihlanga | ezingahlikihlanga | zingahlikihlanga |
| Class 11 | luhlikihlile, luhlikihlē | oluhlikihlile, oluhlikihlē | luhlikihlile, luhlikihlē | aluhlikihlanga | olungahlikihlanga | lungahlikihlanga |
| Class 14 | buhlikihlile, buhlikihlē | obuhlikihlile, obuhlikihlē | buhlikihlile, buhlikihlē | abuhlikihlanga | obungahlikihlanga | bungahlikihlanga |
| Class 15 | kuhlikihlile, kuhlikihlē | okuhlikihlile, okuhlikihlē | kuhlikihlile, kuhlikihlē | akuhlikihlanga | okungahlikihlanga | kungahlikihlanga |
| Class 17 | kuhlikihlile, kuhlikihlē | okuhlikihlile, okuhlikihlē | kuhlikihlile, kuhlikihlē | akuhlikihlanga | okungahlikihlanga | kungahlikihlanga |
| | 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 | ngāhlikihla | engāhlikihla | ngāhlikihla | angihlikihlanga | engingahlikihlanga | ngingahlikihlanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhlikihla | owāhlikihla | wāhlikihla | awuhlikihlanga | ongahlikihlanga | ungahlikihlanga |
| 1st plural | sāhlikihla | esāhlikihla | sāhlikihla | asihlikihlanga | esingahlikihlanga | singahlikihlanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhlikihla | enāhlikihla | nāhlikihla | anihlikihlanga | eningahlikihlanga | ningahlikihlanga |
| Class 1 | wāhlikihla | owāhlikihla | āhlikihla | akahlikihlanga | ongahlikihlanga | engahlikihlanga |
| Class 2 | bāhlikihla | abāhlikihla | bāhlikihla | abahlikihlanga | abangahlikihlanga | bengahlikihlanga |
| Class 3 | wāhlikihla | owāhlikihla | wāhlikihla | awuhlikihlanga | ongahlikihlanga | ungahlikihlanga |
| Class 4 | yāhlikihla | eyāhlikihla | yāhlikihla | ayihlikihlanga | engahlikihlanga | ingahlikihlanga |
| Class 5 | lāhlikihla | elāhlikihla | lāhlikihla | alihlikihlanga | elingahlikihlanga | lingahlikihlanga |
| Class 6 | āhlikihla | āhlikihla | āhlikihla | awahlikihlanga | angahlikihlanga | engahlikihlanga |
| Class 7 | sāhlikihla | esāhlikihla | sāhlikihla | asihlikihlanga | esingahlikihlanga | singahlikihlanga |
| Class 8 | zāhlikihla | ezāhlikihla | zāhlikihla | azihlikihlanga | ezingahlikihlanga | zingahlikihlanga |
| Class 9 | yāhlikihla | eyāhlikihla | yāhlikihla | ayihlikihlanga | engahlikihlanga | ingahlikihlanga |
| Class 10 | zāhlikihla | ezāhlikihla | zāhlikihla | azihlikihlanga | ezingahlikihlanga | zingahlikihlanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhlikihla | olwāhlikihla | lwāhlikihla | aluhlikihlanga | olungahlikihlanga | lungahlikihlanga |
| Class 14 | bāhlikihla | obāhlikihla | bāhlikihla | abuhlikihlanga | obungahlikihlanga | bungahlikihlanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhlikihla | okwāhlikihla | kwāhlikihla | akuhlikihlanga | okungahlikihlanga | kungahlikihlanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhlikihla | okwāhlikihla | kwāhlikihla | akuhlikihlanga | okungahlikihlanga | kungahlikihlanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahlikihla | — | ngingahlikihla | ngingehlikihle | — | ngingehlikihle |
| 2nd singular | ungahlikihla | — | ungahlikihla | ungehlikihle | — | ungehlikihle |
| 1st plural | singahlikihla | — | singahlikihla | singehlikihle | — | singehlikihle |
| 2nd plural | ningahlikihla | — | ningahlikihla | ningehlikihle | — | ningehlikihle |
| Class 1 | angahlikihla | — | engahlikihla | angehlikihle | — | engehlikihle |
| Class 2 | bangahlikihla | — | bengahlikihla | bangehlikihle | — | bengehlikihle |
| Class 3 | ungahlikihla | — | ungahlikihla | ungehlikihle | — | ungehlikihle |
| Class 4 | ingahlikihla | — | ingahlikihla | ingehlikihle | — | ingehlikihle |
| Class 5 | lingahlikihla | — | lingahlikihla | lingehlikihle | — | lingehlikihle |
| Class 6 | angahlikihla | — | engahlikihla | angehlikihle | — | engehlikihle |
| Class 7 | singahlikihla | — | singahlikihla | singehlikihle | — | singehlikihle |
| Class 8 | zingahlikihla | — | zingahlikihla | zingehlikihle | — | zingehlikihle |
| Class 9 | ingahlikihla | — | ingahlikihla | ingehlikihle | — | ingehlikihle |
| Class 10 | zingahlikihla | — | zingahlikihla | zingehlikihle | — | zingehlikihle |
| Class 11 | lungahlikihla | — | lungahlikihla | lungehlikihle | — | lungehlikihle |
| Class 14 | bungahlikihla | — | bungahlikihla | bungehlikihle | — | bungehlikihle |
| Class 15 | kungahlikihla | — | kungahlikihla | kungehlikihle | — | kungehlikihle |
| Class 17 | kungahlikihla | — | kungahlikihla | kungehlikihle | — | kungehlikihle |
| | 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 | ngizohlikihla | engizohlikihla | ngizohlikihla | angizuhlikihla | engingezuhlikihla | ngingezuhlikihla |
| 2nd singular | uzohlikihla | ozohlikihla | uzohlikihla | awuzuhlikihla | ongezuhlikihla | ungezuhlikihla |
| 1st plural | sizohlikihla | esizohlikihla | sizohlikihla | asizuhlikihla | esingezuhlikihla | singezuhlikihla |
| 2nd plural | nizohlikihla | enizohlikihla | nizohlikihla | anizuhlikihla | eningezuhlikihla | ningezuhlikihla |
| Class 1 | uzohlikihla | ozohlikihla | ezohlikihla | akazuhlikihla | ongezuhlikihla | engezuhlikihla |
| Class 2 | bazohlikihla | abazohlikihla | bezohlikihla | abazuhlikihla | abangezuhlikihla | bengezuhlikihla |
| Class 3 | uzohlikihla | ozohlikihla | uzohlikihla | awuzuhlikihla | ongezuhlikihla | ungezuhlikihla |
| Class 4 | izohlikihla | ezohlikihla | izohlikihla | ayizuhlikihla | engezuhlikihla | ingezuhlikihla |
| Class 5 | lizohlikihla | elizohlikihla | lizohlikihla | alizuhlikihla | elingezuhlikihla | lingezuhlikihla |
| Class 6 | azohlikihla | azohlikihla | ezohlikihla | awazuhlikihla | angezuhlikihla | engezuhlikihla |
| Class 7 | sizohlikihla | esizohlikihla | sizohlikihla | asizuhlikihla | esingezuhlikihla | singezuhlikihla |
| Class 8 | zizohlikihla | ezizohlikihla | zizohlikihla | azizuhlikihla | ezingezuhlikihla | zingezuhlikihla |
| Class 9 | izohlikihla | ezohlikihla | izohlikihla | ayizuhlikihla | engezuhlikihla | ingezuhlikihla |
| Class 10 | zizohlikihla | ezizohlikihla | zizohlikihla | azizuhlikihla | ezingezuhlikihla | zingezuhlikihla |
| Class 11 | luzohlikihla | oluzohlikihla | luzohlikihla | aluzuhlikihla | olungezuhlikihla | lungezuhlikihla |
| Class 14 | buzohlikihla | obuzohlikihla | buzohlikihla | abuzuhlikihla | obungezuhlikihla | bungezuhlikihla |
| Class 15 | kuzohlikihla | okuzohlikihla | kuzohlikihla | akuzuhlikihla | okungezuhlikihla | kungezuhlikihla |
| Class 17 | kuzohlikihla | okuzohlikihla | kuzohlikihla | akuzuhlikihla | okungezuhlikihla | kungezuhlikihla |
| | 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 | ngiyohlikihla | engiyohlikihla | ngiyohlikihla | angiyuhlikihla | engingeyuhlikihla | ngingeyuhlikihla |
| 2nd singular | uyohlikihla | oyohlikihla | uyohlikihla | awuyuhlikihla | ongeyuhlikihla | ungeyuhlikihla |
| 1st plural | siyohlikihla | esiyohlikihla | siyohlikihla | asiyuhlikihla | esingeyuhlikihla | singeyuhlikihla |
| 2nd plural | niyohlikihla | eniyohlikihla | niyohlikihla | aniyuhlikihla | eningeyuhlikihla | ningeyuhlikihla |
| Class 1 | uyohlikihla | oyohlikihla | eyohlikihla | akayuhlikihla | ongeyuhlikihla | engeyuhlikihla |
| Class 2 | bayohlikihla | abayohlikihla | beyohlikihla | abayuhlikihla | abangeyuhlikihla | bengeyuhlikihla |
| Class 3 | uyohlikihla | oyohlikihla | uyohlikihla | awuyuhlikihla | ongeyuhlikihla | ungeyuhlikihla |
| Class 4 | iyohlikihla | eyohlikihla | iyohlikihla | ayiyuhlikihla | engeyuhlikihla | ingeyuhlikihla |
| Class 5 | liyohlikihla | eliyohlikihla | liyohlikihla | aliyuhlikihla | elingeyuhlikihla | lingeyuhlikihla |
| Class 6 | ayohlikihla | ayohlikihla | eyohlikihla | awayuhlikihla | angeyuhlikihla | engeyuhlikihla |
| Class 7 | siyohlikihla | esiyohlikihla | siyohlikihla | asiyuhlikihla | esingeyuhlikihla | singeyuhlikihla |
| Class 8 | ziyohlikihla | eziyohlikihla | ziyohlikihla | aziyuhlikihla | ezingeyuhlikihla | zingeyuhlikihla |
| Class 9 | iyohlikihla | eyohlikihla | iyohlikihla | ayiyuhlikihla | engeyuhlikihla | ingeyuhlikihla |
| Class 10 | ziyohlikihla | eziyohlikihla | ziyohlikihla | aziyuhlikihla | ezingeyuhlikihla | zingeyuhlikihla |
| Class 11 | luyohlikihla | oluyohlikihla | luyohlikihla | aluyuhlikihla | olungeyuhlikihla | lungeyuhlikihla |
| Class 14 | buyohlikihla | obuyohlikihla | buyohlikihla | abuyuhlikihla | obungeyuhlikihla | bungeyuhlikihla |
| Class 15 | kuyohlikihla | okuyohlikihla | kuyohlikihla | akuyuhlikihla | okungeyuhlikihla | kungeyuhlikihla |
| Class 17 | kuyohlikihla | okuyohlikihla | kuyohlikihla | akuyuhlikihla | okungeyuhlikihla | kungeyuhlikihla |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihlikihle | ngingahlikihli |
| 2nd singular | uhlikihle | ungahlikihli |
| 1st plural | sihlikihle | singahlikihli |
| 2nd plural | nihlikihle | ningahlikihli |
| Class 1 | ahlikihle | angahlikihli |
| Class 2 | bahlikihle | bangahlikihli |
| Class 3 | uhlikihle | ungahlikihli |
| Class 4 | ihlikihle | ingahlikihli |
| Class 5 | lihlikihle | lingahlikihli |
| Class 6 | ahlikihle | angahlikihli |
| Class 7 | sihlikihle | singahlikihli |
| Class 8 | zihlikihle | zingahlikihli |
| Class 9 | ihlikihle | ingahlikihli |
| Class 10 | zihlikihle | zingahlikihli |
| Class 11 | luhlikihle | lungahlikihli |
| Class 14 | buhlikihle | bungahlikihli |
| Class 15 | kuhlikihle | kungahlikihli |
| Class 17 | kuhlikihle | kungahlikihli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahlikihla | ngangahlikihla, angahlikihla, angangahlikihla |
| 2nd singular | wahlikihla | wangahlikihla, awahlikihla, awangahlikihla |
| 1st plural | sahlikihla | sangahlikihla, asahlikihla, asangahlikihla |
| 2nd plural | nahlikihla | nangahlikihla, anahlikihla, anangahlikihla |
| Class 1 | wahlikihla | wangahlikihla, akahlikihla, akangahlikihla |
| Class 2 | bahlikihla | bangahlikihla, abahlikihla, abangahlikihla |
| Class 3 | wahlikihla | wangahlikihla, awahlikihla, awangahlikihla |
| Class 4 | yahlikihla | yangahlikihla, ayahlikihla, ayangahlikihla |
| Class 5 | lahlikihla | langahlikihla, alahlikihla, alangahlikihla |
| Class 6 | ahlikihla | angahlikihla, awahlikihla, awangahlikihla |
| Class 7 | sahlikihla | sangahlikihla, asahlikihla, asangahlikihla |
| Class 8 | zahlikihla | zangahlikihla, azahlikihla, azangahlikihla |
| Class 9 | yahlikihla | yangahlikihla, ayahlikihla, ayangahlikihla |
| Class 10 | zahlikihla | zangahlikihla, azahlikihla, azangahlikihla |
| Class 11 | lwahlikihla | lwangahlikihla, alwahlikihla, alwangahlikihla |
| Class 14 | bahlikihla | bangahlikihla, abahlikihla, abangahlikihla |
| Class 15 | kwahlikihla | kwangahlikihla, akwahlikihla, akwangahlikihla |
| Class 17 | kwahlikihla | kwangahlikihla, akwahlikihla, akwangahlikihla |

### References

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