# hlekisa
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -hleka +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-hlekisa$^?$
* to be funny

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -hleka +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-hlekisa$^?$
* (transitive) to make laugh, to amuse
* (intransitive) to be absurd, to be laughable, to be ridiculous

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuhlekisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhlekisa | ukungahlekisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hlekisa | -hlekise |
| Plural | hlekisani | -hlekiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahlekisa, ngihlekisa | engihlekisayo, engihlekisa | ngihlekisa | angihlekisi | engingahlekisi | ngingahlekisi |
| 2nd singular | uyahlekisa, uhlekisa | ohlekisayo, ohlekisa | uhlekisa | awuhlekisi | ongahlekisi | ungahlekisi |
| 1st plural | siyahlekisa, sihlekisa | esihlekisayo, esihlekisa | sihlekisa | asihlekisi | esingahlekisi | singahlekisi |
| 2nd plural | niyahlekisa, nihlekisa | enihlekisayo, enihlekisa | nihlekisa | anihlekisi | eningahlekisi | ningahlekisi |
| Class 1 | uyahlekisa, uhlekisa | ohlekisayo, ohlekisa | ehlekisa | akahlekisi | ongahlekisi | engahlekisi |
| Class 2 | bayahlekisa, bahlekisa | abahlekisayo, abahlekisa | behlekisa | abahlekisi | abangahlekisi | bengahlekisi |
| Class 3 | uyahlekisa, uhlekisa | ohlekisayo, ohlekisa | uhlekisa | awuhlekisi | ongahlekisi | ungahlekisi |
| Class 4 | iyahlekisa, ihlekisa | ehlekisayo, ehlekisa | ihlekisa | ayihlekisi | engahlekisi | ingahlekisi |
| Class 5 | liyahlekisa, lihlekisa | elihlekisayo, elihlekisa | lihlekisa | alihlekisi | elingahlekisi | lingahlekisi |
| Class 6 | ayahlekisa, ahlekisa | ahlekisayo, ahlekisa | ehlekisa | awahlekisi | angahlekisi | engahlekisi |
| Class 7 | siyahlekisa, sihlekisa | esihlekisayo, esihlekisa | sihlekisa | asihlekisi | esingahlekisi | singahlekisi |
| Class 8 | ziyahlekisa, zihlekisa | ezihlekisayo, ezihlekisa | zihlekisa | azihlekisi | ezingahlekisi | zingahlekisi |
| Class 9 | iyahlekisa, ihlekisa | ehlekisayo, ehlekisa | ihlekisa | ayihlekisi | engahlekisi | ingahlekisi |
| Class 10 | ziyahlekisa, zihlekisa | ezihlekisayo, ezihlekisa | zihlekisa | azihlekisi | ezingahlekisi | zingahlekisi |
| Class 11 | luyahlekisa, luhlekisa | oluhlekisayo, oluhlekisa | luhlekisa | aluhlekisi | olungahlekisi | lungahlekisi |
| Class 14 | buyahlekisa, buhlekisa | obuhlekisayo, obuhlekisa | buhlekisa | abuhlekisi | obungahlekisi | bungahlekisi |
| Class 15 | kuyahlekisa, kuhlekisa | okuhlekisayo, okuhlekisa | kuhlekisa | akuhlekisi | okungahlekisi | kungahlekisi |
| Class 17 | kuyahlekisa, kuhlekisa | okuhlekisayo, okuhlekisa | kuhlekisa | akuhlekisi | okungahlekisi | kungahlekisi |
| | 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 | ngihlekisile, ngihlekisē | engihlekisile, engihlekisē | ngihlekisile, ngihlekisē | angihlekisanga | engingahlekisanga | ngingahlekisanga |
| 2nd singular | uhlekisile, uhlekisē | ohlekisile, ohlekisē | uhlekisile, uhlekisē | awuhlekisanga | ongahlekisanga | ungahlekisanga |
| 1st plural | sihlekisile, sihlekisē | esihlekisile, esihlekisē | sihlekisile, sihlekisē | asihlekisanga | esingahlekisanga | singahlekisanga |
| 2nd plural | nihlekisile, nihlekisē | enihlekisile, enihlekisē | nihlekisile, nihlekisē | anihlekisanga | eningahlekisanga | ningahlekisanga |
| Class 1 | uhlekisile, uhlekisē | ohlekisile, ohlekisē | ehlekisile, ehlekisē | akahlekisanga | ongahlekisanga | engahlekisanga |
| Class 2 | bahlekisile, bahlekisē | abahlekisile, abahlekisē | behlekisile, behlekisē | abahlekisanga | abangahlekisanga | bengahlekisanga |
| Class 3 | uhlekisile, uhlekisē | ohlekisile, ohlekisē | uhlekisile, uhlekisē | awuhlekisanga | ongahlekisanga | ungahlekisanga |
| Class 4 | ihlekisile, ihlekisē | ehlekisile, ehlekisē | ihlekisile, ihlekisē | ayihlekisanga | engahlekisanga | ingahlekisanga |
| Class 5 | lihlekisile, lihlekisē | elihlekisile, elihlekisē | lihlekisile, lihlekisē | alihlekisanga | elingahlekisanga | lingahlekisanga |
| Class 6 | ahlekisile, ahlekisē | ahlekisile, ahlekisē | ehlekisile, ehlekisē | awahlekisanga | angahlekisanga | engahlekisanga |
| Class 7 | sihlekisile, sihlekisē | esihlekisile, esihlekisē | sihlekisile, sihlekisē | asihlekisanga | esingahlekisanga | singahlekisanga |
| Class 8 | zihlekisile, zihlekisē | ezihlekisile, ezihlekisē | zihlekisile, zihlekisē | azihlekisanga | ezingahlekisanga | zingahlekisanga |
| Class 9 | ihlekisile, ihlekisē | ehlekisile, ehlekisē | ihlekisile, ihlekisē | ayihlekisanga | engahlekisanga | ingahlekisanga |
| Class 10 | zihlekisile, zihlekisē | ezihlekisile, ezihlekisē | zihlekisile, zihlekisē | azihlekisanga | ezingahlekisanga | zingahlekisanga |
| Class 11 | luhlekisile, luhlekisē | oluhlekisile, oluhlekisē | luhlekisile, luhlekisē | aluhlekisanga | olungahlekisanga | lungahlekisanga |
| Class 14 | buhlekisile, buhlekisē | obuhlekisile, obuhlekisē | buhlekisile, buhlekisē | abuhlekisanga | obungahlekisanga | bungahlekisanga |
| Class 15 | kuhlekisile, kuhlekisē | okuhlekisile, okuhlekisē | kuhlekisile, kuhlekisē | akuhlekisanga | okungahlekisanga | kungahlekisanga |
| Class 17 | kuhlekisile, kuhlekisē | okuhlekisile, okuhlekisē | kuhlekisile, kuhlekisē | akuhlekisanga | okungahlekisanga | kungahlekisanga |
| | 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 | ngāhlekisa | engāhlekisa | ngāhlekisa | angihlekisanga | engingahlekisanga | ngingahlekisanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhlekisa | owāhlekisa | wāhlekisa | awuhlekisanga | ongahlekisanga | ungahlekisanga |
| 1st plural | sāhlekisa | esāhlekisa | sāhlekisa | asihlekisanga | esingahlekisanga | singahlekisanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhlekisa | enāhlekisa | nāhlekisa | anihlekisanga | eningahlekisanga | ningahlekisanga |
| Class 1 | wāhlekisa | owāhlekisa | āhlekisa | akahlekisanga | ongahlekisanga | engahlekisanga |
| Class 2 | bāhlekisa | abāhlekisa | bāhlekisa | abahlekisanga | abangahlekisanga | bengahlekisanga |
| Class 3 | wāhlekisa | owāhlekisa | wāhlekisa | awuhlekisanga | ongahlekisanga | ungahlekisanga |
| Class 4 | yāhlekisa | eyāhlekisa | yāhlekisa | ayihlekisanga | engahlekisanga | ingahlekisanga |
| Class 5 | lāhlekisa | elāhlekisa | lāhlekisa | alihlekisanga | elingahlekisanga | lingahlekisanga |
| Class 6 | āhlekisa | āhlekisa | āhlekisa | awahlekisanga | angahlekisanga | engahlekisanga |
| Class 7 | sāhlekisa | esāhlekisa | sāhlekisa | asihlekisanga | esingahlekisanga | singahlekisanga |
| Class 8 | zāhlekisa | ezāhlekisa | zāhlekisa | azihlekisanga | ezingahlekisanga | zingahlekisanga |
| Class 9 | yāhlekisa | eyāhlekisa | yāhlekisa | ayihlekisanga | engahlekisanga | ingahlekisanga |
| Class 10 | zāhlekisa | ezāhlekisa | zāhlekisa | azihlekisanga | ezingahlekisanga | zingahlekisanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhlekisa | olwāhlekisa | lwāhlekisa | aluhlekisanga | olungahlekisanga | lungahlekisanga |
| Class 14 | bāhlekisa | obāhlekisa | bāhlekisa | abuhlekisanga | obungahlekisanga | bungahlekisanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhlekisa | okwāhlekisa | kwāhlekisa | akuhlekisanga | okungahlekisanga | kungahlekisanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhlekisa | okwāhlekisa | kwāhlekisa | akuhlekisanga | okungahlekisanga | kungahlekisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahlekisa | — | ngingahlekisa | ngingehlekise | — | ngingehlekise |
| 2nd singular | ungahlekisa | — | ungahlekisa | ungehlekise | — | ungehlekise |
| 1st plural | singahlekisa | — | singahlekisa | singehlekise | — | singehlekise |
| 2nd plural | ningahlekisa | — | ningahlekisa | ningehlekise | — | ningehlekise |
| Class 1 | angahlekisa | — | engahlekisa | angehlekise | — | engehlekise |
| Class 2 | bangahlekisa | — | bengahlekisa | bangehlekise | — | bengehlekise |
| Class 3 | ungahlekisa | — | ungahlekisa | ungehlekise | — | ungehlekise |
| Class 4 | ingahlekisa | — | ingahlekisa | ingehlekise | — | ingehlekise |
| Class 5 | lingahlekisa | — | lingahlekisa | lingehlekise | — | lingehlekise |
| Class 6 | angahlekisa | — | engahlekisa | angehlekise | — | engehlekise |
| Class 7 | singahlekisa | — | singahlekisa | singehlekise | — | singehlekise |
| Class 8 | zingahlekisa | — | zingahlekisa | zingehlekise | — | zingehlekise |
| Class 9 | ingahlekisa | — | ingahlekisa | ingehlekise | — | ingehlekise |
| Class 10 | zingahlekisa | — | zingahlekisa | zingehlekise | — | zingehlekise |
| Class 11 | lungahlekisa | — | lungahlekisa | lungehlekise | — | lungehlekise |
| Class 14 | bungahlekisa | — | bungahlekisa | bungehlekise | — | bungehlekise |
| Class 15 | kungahlekisa | — | kungahlekisa | kungehlekise | — | kungehlekise |
| Class 17 | kungahlekisa | — | kungahlekisa | kungehlekise | — | kungehlekise |
| | 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 | ngizohlekisa | engizohlekisa | ngizohlekisa | angizuhlekisa | engingezuhlekisa | ngingezuhlekisa |
| 2nd singular | uzohlekisa | ozohlekisa | uzohlekisa | awuzuhlekisa | ongezuhlekisa | ungezuhlekisa |
| 1st plural | sizohlekisa | esizohlekisa | sizohlekisa | asizuhlekisa | esingezuhlekisa | singezuhlekisa |
| 2nd plural | nizohlekisa | enizohlekisa | nizohlekisa | anizuhlekisa | eningezuhlekisa | ningezuhlekisa |
| Class 1 | uzohlekisa | ozohlekisa | ezohlekisa | akazuhlekisa | ongezuhlekisa | engezuhlekisa |
| Class 2 | bazohlekisa | abazohlekisa | bezohlekisa | abazuhlekisa | abangezuhlekisa | bengezuhlekisa |
| Class 3 | uzohlekisa | ozohlekisa | uzohlekisa | awuzuhlekisa | ongezuhlekisa | ungezuhlekisa |
| Class 4 | izohlekisa | ezohlekisa | izohlekisa | ayizuhlekisa | engezuhlekisa | ingezuhlekisa |
| Class 5 | lizohlekisa | elizohlekisa | lizohlekisa | alizuhlekisa | elingezuhlekisa | lingezuhlekisa |
| Class 6 | azohlekisa | azohlekisa | ezohlekisa | awazuhlekisa | angezuhlekisa | engezuhlekisa |
| Class 7 | sizohlekisa | esizohlekisa | sizohlekisa | asizuhlekisa | esingezuhlekisa | singezuhlekisa |
| Class 8 | zizohlekisa | ezizohlekisa | zizohlekisa | azizuhlekisa | ezingezuhlekisa | zingezuhlekisa |
| Class 9 | izohlekisa | ezohlekisa | izohlekisa | ayizuhlekisa | engezuhlekisa | ingezuhlekisa |
| Class 10 | zizohlekisa | ezizohlekisa | zizohlekisa | azizuhlekisa | ezingezuhlekisa | zingezuhlekisa |
| Class 11 | luzohlekisa | oluzohlekisa | luzohlekisa | aluzuhlekisa | olungezuhlekisa | lungezuhlekisa |
| Class 14 | buzohlekisa | obuzohlekisa | buzohlekisa | abuzuhlekisa | obungezuhlekisa | bungezuhlekisa |
| Class 15 | kuzohlekisa | okuzohlekisa | kuzohlekisa | akuzuhlekisa | okungezuhlekisa | kungezuhlekisa |
| Class 17 | kuzohlekisa | okuzohlekisa | kuzohlekisa | akuzuhlekisa | okungezuhlekisa | kungezuhlekisa |
| | 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 | ngiyohlekisa | engiyohlekisa | ngiyohlekisa | angiyuhlekisa | engingeyuhlekisa | ngingeyuhlekisa |
| 2nd singular | uyohlekisa | oyohlekisa | uyohlekisa | awuyuhlekisa | ongeyuhlekisa | ungeyuhlekisa |
| 1st plural | siyohlekisa | esiyohlekisa | siyohlekisa | asiyuhlekisa | esingeyuhlekisa | singeyuhlekisa |
| 2nd plural | niyohlekisa | eniyohlekisa | niyohlekisa | aniyuhlekisa | eningeyuhlekisa | ningeyuhlekisa |
| Class 1 | uyohlekisa | oyohlekisa | eyohlekisa | akayuhlekisa | ongeyuhlekisa | engeyuhlekisa |
| Class 2 | bayohlekisa | abayohlekisa | beyohlekisa | abayuhlekisa | abangeyuhlekisa | bengeyuhlekisa |
| Class 3 | uyohlekisa | oyohlekisa | uyohlekisa | awuyuhlekisa | ongeyuhlekisa | ungeyuhlekisa |
| Class 4 | iyohlekisa | eyohlekisa | iyohlekisa | ayiyuhlekisa | engeyuhlekisa | ingeyuhlekisa |
| Class 5 | liyohlekisa | eliyohlekisa | liyohlekisa | aliyuhlekisa | elingeyuhlekisa | lingeyuhlekisa |
| Class 6 | ayohlekisa | ayohlekisa | eyohlekisa | awayuhlekisa | angeyuhlekisa | engeyuhlekisa |
| Class 7 | siyohlekisa | esiyohlekisa | siyohlekisa | asiyuhlekisa | esingeyuhlekisa | singeyuhlekisa |
| Class 8 | ziyohlekisa | eziyohlekisa | ziyohlekisa | aziyuhlekisa | ezingeyuhlekisa | zingeyuhlekisa |
| Class 9 | iyohlekisa | eyohlekisa | iyohlekisa | ayiyuhlekisa | engeyuhlekisa | ingeyuhlekisa |
| Class 10 | ziyohlekisa | eziyohlekisa | ziyohlekisa | aziyuhlekisa | ezingeyuhlekisa | zingeyuhlekisa |
| Class 11 | luyohlekisa | oluyohlekisa | luyohlekisa | aluyuhlekisa | olungeyuhlekisa | lungeyuhlekisa |
| Class 14 | buyohlekisa | obuyohlekisa | buyohlekisa | abuyuhlekisa | obungeyuhlekisa | bungeyuhlekisa |
| Class 15 | kuyohlekisa | okuyohlekisa | kuyohlekisa | akuyuhlekisa | okungeyuhlekisa | kungeyuhlekisa |
| Class 17 | kuyohlekisa | okuyohlekisa | kuyohlekisa | akuyuhlekisa | okungeyuhlekisa | kungeyuhlekisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihlekise | ngingahlekisi |
| 2nd singular | uhlekise | ungahlekisi |
| 1st plural | sihlekise | singahlekisi |
| 2nd plural | nihlekise | ningahlekisi |
| Class 1 | ahlekise | angahlekisi |
| Class 2 | bahlekise | bangahlekisi |
| Class 3 | uhlekise | ungahlekisi |
| Class 4 | ihlekise | ingahlekisi |
| Class 5 | lihlekise | lingahlekisi |
| Class 6 | ahlekise | angahlekisi |
| Class 7 | sihlekise | singahlekisi |
| Class 8 | zihlekise | zingahlekisi |
| Class 9 | ihlekise | ingahlekisi |
| Class 10 | zihlekise | zingahlekisi |
| Class 11 | luhlekise | lungahlekisi |
| Class 14 | buhlekise | bungahlekisi |
| Class 15 | kuhlekise | kungahlekisi |
| Class 17 | kuhlekise | kungahlekisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahlekisa | ngangahlekisa, angahlekisa, angangahlekisa |
| 2nd singular | wahlekisa | wangahlekisa, awahlekisa, awangahlekisa |
| 1st plural | sahlekisa | sangahlekisa, asahlekisa, asangahlekisa |
| 2nd plural | nahlekisa | nangahlekisa, anahlekisa, anangahlekisa |
| Class 1 | wahlekisa | wangahlekisa, akahlekisa, akangahlekisa |
| Class 2 | bahlekisa | bangahlekisa, abahlekisa, abangahlekisa |
| Class 3 | wahlekisa | wangahlekisa, awahlekisa, awangahlekisa |
| Class 4 | yahlekisa | yangahlekisa, ayahlekisa, ayangahlekisa |
| Class 5 | lahlekisa | langahlekisa, alahlekisa, alangahlekisa |
| Class 6 | ahlekisa | angahlekisa, awahlekisa, awangahlekisa |
| Class 7 | sahlekisa | sangahlekisa, asahlekisa, asangahlekisa |
| Class 8 | zahlekisa | zangahlekisa, azahlekisa, azangahlekisa |
| Class 9 | yahlekisa | yangahlekisa, ayahlekisa, ayangahlekisa |
| Class 10 | zahlekisa | zangahlekisa, azahlekisa, azangahlekisa |
| Class 11 | lwahlekisa | lwangahlekisa, alwahlekisa, alwangahlekisa |
| Class 14 | bahlekisa | bangahlekisa, abahlekisa, abangahlekisa |
| Class 15 | kwahlekisa | kwangahlekisa, akwahlekisa, akwangahlekisa |
| Class 17 | kwahlekisa | kwangahlekisa, akwahlekisa, akwangahlekisa |

### References

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