# khanda
## English

| ☬ | U+262C, &#9772; ADI SHAKTI |
| ← ☫ [U+262B] | Miscellaneous Symbols | ☭ → [U+262D] |

### Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਖੰਡਾ (khaṇḍā), from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga).

### Noun

khanda (plural khandas)
* (India) A double-edged sword from India, used ceremonially in Sikhism.
* (India) A religious symbol of Sikhism, ⟨☬⟩, having the shape of three swords: a khanda, a chakram and two kirpans.

#### Notes

The name of the Unicode character for the khanda, ⟨☬⟩, is Adi Shakti, which is a misnomer: Adi Shakti is the Goddess in the Shakti sect of Hinduism.

#### Translations
## Xhosa
### Verb

-khánda
* to forge, to hammer

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-khánda
* (transitive) to beat, to pound, to hammer, to forge
* (transitive) to fix, to mend, to repair, to doctor

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukukhanda |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhanda | ukungakhandi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khanda | -khande |
| Plural | khandani | -khandeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhanda, ngikhanda | engikhandayo, engikhanda | ngikhanda | angikhandi | engingakhandi | ngingakhandi |
| 2nd singular | uyakhanda, ukhanda | okhandayo, okhanda | ukhanda | awukhandi | ongakhandi | ungakhandi |
| 1st plural | siyakhanda, sikhanda | esikhandayo, esikhanda | sikhanda | asikhandi | esingakhandi | singakhandi |
| 2nd plural | niyakhanda, nikhanda | enikhandayo, enikhanda | nikhanda | anikhandi | eningakhandi | ningakhandi |
| Class 1 | uyakhanda, ukhanda | okhandayo, okhanda | ekhanda | akakhandi | ongakhandi | engakhandi |
| Class 2 | bayakhanda, bakhanda | abakhandayo, abakhanda | bekhanda | abakhandi | abangakhandi | bengakhandi |
| Class 3 | uyakhanda, ukhanda | okhandayo, okhanda | ukhanda | awukhandi | ongakhandi | ungakhandi |
| Class 4 | iyakhanda, ikhanda | ekhandayo, ekhanda | ikhanda | ayikhandi | engakhandi | ingakhandi |
| Class 5 | liyakhanda, likhanda | elikhandayo, elikhanda | likhanda | alikhandi | elingakhandi | lingakhandi |
| Class 6 | ayakhanda, akhanda | akhandayo, akhanda | ekhanda | awakhandi | angakhandi | engakhandi |
| Class 7 | siyakhanda, sikhanda | esikhandayo, esikhanda | sikhanda | asikhandi | esingakhandi | singakhandi |
| Class 8 | ziyakhanda, zikhanda | ezikhandayo, ezikhanda | zikhanda | azikhandi | ezingakhandi | zingakhandi |
| Class 9 | iyakhanda, ikhanda | ekhandayo, ekhanda | ikhanda | ayikhandi | engakhandi | ingakhandi |
| Class 10 | ziyakhanda, zikhanda | ezikhandayo, ezikhanda | zikhanda | azikhandi | ezingakhandi | zingakhandi |
| Class 11 | luyakhanda, lukhanda | olukhandayo, olukhanda | lukhanda | alukhandi | olungakhandi | lungakhandi |
| Class 14 | buyakhanda, bukhanda | obukhandayo, obukhanda | bukhanda | abukhandi | obungakhandi | bungakhandi |
| Class 15 | kuyakhanda, kukhanda | okukhandayo, okukhanda | kukhanda | akukhandi | okungakhandi | kungakhandi |
| Class 17 | kuyakhanda, kukhanda | okukhandayo, okukhanda | kukhanda | akukhandi | okungakhandi | kungakhandi |
| | 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 | ngikhandile, ngikhandē | engikhandile, engikhandē | ngikhandile, ngikhandē | angikhandanga | engingakhandanga | ngingakhandanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhandile, ukhandē | okhandile, okhandē | ukhandile, ukhandē | awukhandanga | ongakhandanga | ungakhandanga |
| 1st plural | sikhandile, sikhandē | esikhandile, esikhandē | sikhandile, sikhandē | asikhandanga | esingakhandanga | singakhandanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhandile, nikhandē | enikhandile, enikhandē | nikhandile, nikhandē | anikhandanga | eningakhandanga | ningakhandanga |
| Class 1 | ukhandile, ukhandē | okhandile, okhandē | ekhandile, ekhandē | akakhandanga | ongakhandanga | engakhandanga |
| Class 2 | bakhandile, bakhandē | abakhandile, abakhandē | bekhandile, bekhandē | abakhandanga | abangakhandanga | bengakhandanga |
| Class 3 | ukhandile, ukhandē | okhandile, okhandē | ukhandile, ukhandē | awukhandanga | ongakhandanga | ungakhandanga |
| Class 4 | ikhandile, ikhandē | ekhandile, ekhandē | ikhandile, ikhandē | ayikhandanga | engakhandanga | ingakhandanga |
| Class 5 | likhandile, likhandē | elikhandile, elikhandē | likhandile, likhandē | alikhandanga | elingakhandanga | lingakhandanga |
| Class 6 | akhandile, akhandē | akhandile, akhandē | ekhandile, ekhandē | awakhandanga | angakhandanga | engakhandanga |
| Class 7 | sikhandile, sikhandē | esikhandile, esikhandē | sikhandile, sikhandē | asikhandanga | esingakhandanga | singakhandanga |
| Class 8 | zikhandile, zikhandē | ezikhandile, ezikhandē | zikhandile, zikhandē | azikhandanga | ezingakhandanga | zingakhandanga |
| Class 9 | ikhandile, ikhandē | ekhandile, ekhandē | ikhandile, ikhandē | ayikhandanga | engakhandanga | ingakhandanga |
| Class 10 | zikhandile, zikhandē | ezikhandile, ezikhandē | zikhandile, zikhandē | azikhandanga | ezingakhandanga | zingakhandanga |
| Class 11 | lukhandile, lukhandē | olukhandile, olukhandē | lukhandile, lukhandē | alukhandanga | olungakhandanga | lungakhandanga |
| Class 14 | bukhandile, bukhandē | obukhandile, obukhandē | bukhandile, bukhandē | abukhandanga | obungakhandanga | bungakhandanga |
| Class 15 | kukhandile, kukhandē | okukhandile, okukhandē | kukhandile, kukhandē | akukhandanga | okungakhandanga | kungakhandanga |
| Class 17 | kukhandile, kukhandē | okukhandile, okukhandē | kukhandile, kukhandē | akukhandanga | okungakhandanga | kungakhandanga |
| | 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 | ngākhanda | engākhanda | ngākhanda | angikhandanga | engingakhandanga | ngingakhandanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhanda | owākhanda | wākhanda | awukhandanga | ongakhandanga | ungakhandanga |
| 1st plural | sākhanda | esākhanda | sākhanda | asikhandanga | esingakhandanga | singakhandanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhanda | enākhanda | nākhanda | anikhandanga | eningakhandanga | ningakhandanga |
| Class 1 | wākhanda | owākhanda | ākhanda | akakhandanga | ongakhandanga | engakhandanga |
| Class 2 | bākhanda | abākhanda | bākhanda | abakhandanga | abangakhandanga | bengakhandanga |
| Class 3 | wākhanda | owākhanda | wākhanda | awukhandanga | ongakhandanga | ungakhandanga |
| Class 4 | yākhanda | eyākhanda | yākhanda | ayikhandanga | engakhandanga | ingakhandanga |
| Class 5 | lākhanda | elākhanda | lākhanda | alikhandanga | elingakhandanga | lingakhandanga |
| Class 6 | ākhanda | ākhanda | ākhanda | awakhandanga | angakhandanga | engakhandanga |
| Class 7 | sākhanda | esākhanda | sākhanda | asikhandanga | esingakhandanga | singakhandanga |
| Class 8 | zākhanda | ezākhanda | zākhanda | azikhandanga | ezingakhandanga | zingakhandanga |
| Class 9 | yākhanda | eyākhanda | yākhanda | ayikhandanga | engakhandanga | ingakhandanga |
| Class 10 | zākhanda | ezākhanda | zākhanda | azikhandanga | ezingakhandanga | zingakhandanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhanda | olwākhanda | lwākhanda | alukhandanga | olungakhandanga | lungakhandanga |
| Class 14 | bākhanda | obākhanda | bākhanda | abukhandanga | obungakhandanga | bungakhandanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhanda | okwākhanda | kwākhanda | akukhandanga | okungakhandanga | kungakhandanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhanda | okwākhanda | kwākhanda | akukhandanga | okungakhandanga | kungakhandanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhanda | — | ngingakhanda | ngingekhande | — | ngingekhande |
| 2nd singular | ungakhanda | — | ungakhanda | ungekhande | — | ungekhande |
| 1st plural | singakhanda | — | singakhanda | singekhande | — | singekhande |
| 2nd plural | ningakhanda | — | ningakhanda | ningekhande | — | ningekhande |
| Class 1 | angakhanda | — | engakhanda | angekhande | — | engekhande |
| Class 2 | bangakhanda | — | bengakhanda | bangekhande | — | bengekhande |
| Class 3 | ungakhanda | — | ungakhanda | ungekhande | — | ungekhande |
| Class 4 | ingakhanda | — | ingakhanda | ingekhande | — | ingekhande |
| Class 5 | lingakhanda | — | lingakhanda | lingekhande | — | lingekhande |
| Class 6 | angakhanda | — | engakhanda | angekhande | — | engekhande |
| Class 7 | singakhanda | — | singakhanda | singekhande | — | singekhande |
| Class 8 | zingakhanda | — | zingakhanda | zingekhande | — | zingekhande |
| Class 9 | ingakhanda | — | ingakhanda | ingekhande | — | ingekhande |
| Class 10 | zingakhanda | — | zingakhanda | zingekhande | — | zingekhande |
| Class 11 | lungakhanda | — | lungakhanda | lungekhande | — | lungekhande |
| Class 14 | bungakhanda | — | bungakhanda | bungekhande | — | bungekhande |
| Class 15 | kungakhanda | — | kungakhanda | kungekhande | — | kungekhande |
| Class 17 | kungakhanda | — | kungakhanda | kungekhande | — | kungekhande |
| | 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 | ngizokhanda | engizokhanda | ngizokhanda | angizukhanda | engingezukhanda | ngingezukhanda |
| 2nd singular | uzokhanda | ozokhanda | uzokhanda | awuzukhanda | ongezukhanda | ungezukhanda |
| 1st plural | sizokhanda | esizokhanda | sizokhanda | asizukhanda | esingezukhanda | singezukhanda |
| 2nd plural | nizokhanda | enizokhanda | nizokhanda | anizukhanda | eningezukhanda | ningezukhanda |
| Class 1 | uzokhanda | ozokhanda | ezokhanda | akazukhanda | ongezukhanda | engezukhanda |
| Class 2 | bazokhanda | abazokhanda | bezokhanda | abazukhanda | abangezukhanda | bengezukhanda |
| Class 3 | uzokhanda | ozokhanda | uzokhanda | awuzukhanda | ongezukhanda | ungezukhanda |
| Class 4 | izokhanda | ezokhanda | izokhanda | ayizukhanda | engezukhanda | ingezukhanda |
| Class 5 | lizokhanda | elizokhanda | lizokhanda | alizukhanda | elingezukhanda | lingezukhanda |
| Class 6 | azokhanda | azokhanda | ezokhanda | awazukhanda | angezukhanda | engezukhanda |
| Class 7 | sizokhanda | esizokhanda | sizokhanda | asizukhanda | esingezukhanda | singezukhanda |
| Class 8 | zizokhanda | ezizokhanda | zizokhanda | azizukhanda | ezingezukhanda | zingezukhanda |
| Class 9 | izokhanda | ezokhanda | izokhanda | ayizukhanda | engezukhanda | ingezukhanda |
| Class 10 | zizokhanda | ezizokhanda | zizokhanda | azizukhanda | ezingezukhanda | zingezukhanda |
| Class 11 | luzokhanda | oluzokhanda | luzokhanda | aluzukhanda | olungezukhanda | lungezukhanda |
| Class 14 | buzokhanda | obuzokhanda | buzokhanda | abuzukhanda | obungezukhanda | bungezukhanda |
| Class 15 | kuzokhanda | okuzokhanda | kuzokhanda | akuzukhanda | okungezukhanda | kungezukhanda |
| Class 17 | kuzokhanda | okuzokhanda | kuzokhanda | akuzukhanda | okungezukhanda | kungezukhanda |
| | 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 | ngiyokhanda | engiyokhanda | ngiyokhanda | angiyukhanda | engingeyukhanda | ngingeyukhanda |
| 2nd singular | uyokhanda | oyokhanda | uyokhanda | awuyukhanda | ongeyukhanda | ungeyukhanda |
| 1st plural | siyokhanda | esiyokhanda | siyokhanda | asiyukhanda | esingeyukhanda | singeyukhanda |
| 2nd plural | niyokhanda | eniyokhanda | niyokhanda | aniyukhanda | eningeyukhanda | ningeyukhanda |
| Class 1 | uyokhanda | oyokhanda | eyokhanda | akayukhanda | ongeyukhanda | engeyukhanda |
| Class 2 | bayokhanda | abayokhanda | beyokhanda | abayukhanda | abangeyukhanda | bengeyukhanda |
| Class 3 | uyokhanda | oyokhanda | uyokhanda | awuyukhanda | ongeyukhanda | ungeyukhanda |
| Class 4 | iyokhanda | eyokhanda | iyokhanda | ayiyukhanda | engeyukhanda | ingeyukhanda |
| Class 5 | liyokhanda | eliyokhanda | liyokhanda | aliyukhanda | elingeyukhanda | lingeyukhanda |
| Class 6 | ayokhanda | ayokhanda | eyokhanda | awayukhanda | angeyukhanda | engeyukhanda |
| Class 7 | siyokhanda | esiyokhanda | siyokhanda | asiyukhanda | esingeyukhanda | singeyukhanda |
| Class 8 | ziyokhanda | eziyokhanda | ziyokhanda | aziyukhanda | ezingeyukhanda | zingeyukhanda |
| Class 9 | iyokhanda | eyokhanda | iyokhanda | ayiyukhanda | engeyukhanda | ingeyukhanda |
| Class 10 | ziyokhanda | eziyokhanda | ziyokhanda | aziyukhanda | ezingeyukhanda | zingeyukhanda |
| Class 11 | luyokhanda | oluyokhanda | luyokhanda | aluyukhanda | olungeyukhanda | lungeyukhanda |
| Class 14 | buyokhanda | obuyokhanda | buyokhanda | abuyukhanda | obungeyukhanda | bungeyukhanda |
| Class 15 | kuyokhanda | okuyokhanda | kuyokhanda | akuyukhanda | okungeyukhanda | kungeyukhanda |
| Class 17 | kuyokhanda | okuyokhanda | kuyokhanda | akuyukhanda | okungeyukhanda | kungeyukhanda |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhande | ngingakhandi |
| 2nd singular | ukhande | ungakhandi |
| 1st plural | sikhande | singakhandi |
| 2nd plural | nikhande | ningakhandi |
| Class 1 | akhande | angakhandi |
| Class 2 | bakhande | bangakhandi |
| Class 3 | ukhande | ungakhandi |
| Class 4 | ikhande | ingakhandi |
| Class 5 | likhande | lingakhandi |
| Class 6 | akhande | angakhandi |
| Class 7 | sikhande | singakhandi |
| Class 8 | zikhande | zingakhandi |
| Class 9 | ikhande | ingakhandi |
| Class 10 | zikhande | zingakhandi |
| Class 11 | lukhande | lungakhandi |
| Class 14 | bukhande | bungakhandi |
| Class 15 | kukhande | kungakhandi |
| Class 17 | kukhande | kungakhandi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhanda | ngangakhanda, angakhanda, angangakhanda |
| 2nd singular | wakhanda | wangakhanda, awakhanda, awangakhanda |
| 1st plural | sakhanda | sangakhanda, asakhanda, asangakhanda |
| 2nd plural | nakhanda | nangakhanda, anakhanda, anangakhanda |
| Class 1 | wakhanda | wangakhanda, akakhanda, akangakhanda |
| Class 2 | bakhanda | bangakhanda, abakhanda, abangakhanda |
| Class 3 | wakhanda | wangakhanda, awakhanda, awangakhanda |
| Class 4 | yakhanda | yangakhanda, ayakhanda, ayangakhanda |
| Class 5 | lakhanda | langakhanda, alakhanda, alangakhanda |
| Class 6 | akhanda | angakhanda, awakhanda, awangakhanda |
| Class 7 | sakhanda | sangakhanda, asakhanda, asangakhanda |
| Class 8 | zakhanda | zangakhanda, azakhanda, azangakhanda |
| Class 9 | yakhanda | yangakhanda, ayakhanda, ayangakhanda |
| Class 10 | zakhanda | zangakhanda, azakhanda, azangakhanda |
| Class 11 | lwakhanda | lwangakhanda, alwakhanda, alwangakhanda |
| Class 14 | bakhanda | bangakhanda, abakhanda, abangakhanda |
| Class 15 | kwakhanda | kwangakhanda, akwakhanda, akwangakhanda |
| Class 17 | kwakhanda | kwangakhanda, akwakhanda, akwangakhanda |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khanda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khanda (3.9)”