# bukeka
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -buka +‎ -eka.

### Verb

-bukeka$^?$
* (intransitive) to be pretty

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -buka +‎ -eka.

### Pronunciation

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### Verb

-bukeka$^?$
* (intransitive) to be admirable, attractive, beautiful

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukubukeka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubukeka | ukungabukeki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bukeka | -bukeke |
| Plural | bukekani | -bukekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabukeka, ngibukeka | engibukekayo, engibukeka | ngibukeka | angibukeki | engingabukeki | ngingabukeki |
| 2nd singular | uyabukeka, ubukeka | obukekayo, obukeka | ubukeka | awubukeki | ongabukeki | ungabukeki |
| 1st plural | siyabukeka, sibukeka | esibukekayo, esibukeka | sibukeka | asibukeki | esingabukeki | singabukeki |
| 2nd plural | niyabukeka, nibukeka | enibukekayo, enibukeka | nibukeka | anibukeki | eningabukeki | ningabukeki |
| Class 1 | uyabukeka, ubukeka | obukekayo, obukeka | ebukeka | akabukeki | ongabukeki | engabukeki |
| Class 2 | bayabukeka, babukeka | ababukekayo, ababukeka | bebukeka | ababukeki | abangabukeki | bengabukeki |
| Class 3 | uyabukeka, ubukeka | obukekayo, obukeka | ubukeka | awubukeki | ongabukeki | ungabukeki |
| Class 4 | iyabukeka, ibukeka | ebukekayo, ebukeka | ibukeka | ayibukeki | engabukeki | ingabukeki |
| Class 5 | liyabukeka, libukeka | elibukekayo, elibukeka | libukeka | alibukeki | elingabukeki | lingabukeki |
| Class 6 | ayabukeka, abukeka | abukekayo, abukeka | ebukeka | awabukeki | angabukeki | engabukeki |
| Class 7 | siyabukeka, sibukeka | esibukekayo, esibukeka | sibukeka | asibukeki | esingabukeki | singabukeki |
| Class 8 | ziyabukeka, zibukeka | ezibukekayo, ezibukeka | zibukeka | azibukeki | ezingabukeki | zingabukeki |
| Class 9 | iyabukeka, ibukeka | ebukekayo, ebukeka | ibukeka | ayibukeki | engabukeki | ingabukeki |
| Class 10 | ziyabukeka, zibukeka | ezibukekayo, ezibukeka | zibukeka | azibukeki | ezingabukeki | zingabukeki |
| Class 11 | luyabukeka, lubukeka | olubukekayo, olubukeka | lubukeka | alubukeki | olungabukeki | lungabukeki |
| Class 14 | buyabukeka, bubukeka | obubukekayo, obubukeka | bubukeka | abubukeki | obungabukeki | bungabukeki |
| Class 15 | kuyabukeka, kubukeka | okubukekayo, okubukeka | kubukeka | akubukeki | okungabukeki | kungabukeki |
| Class 17 | kuyabukeka, kubukeka | okubukekayo, okubukeka | kubukeka | akubukeki | okungabukeki | kungabukeki |
| | 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 | ngibukekile, ngibukekē | engibukekile, engibukekē | ngibukekile, ngibukekē | angibukekanga | engingabukekanga | ngingabukekanga |
| 2nd singular | ubukekile, ubukekē | obukekile, obukekē | ubukekile, ubukekē | awubukekanga | ongabukekanga | ungabukekanga |
| 1st plural | sibukekile, sibukekē | esibukekile, esibukekē | sibukekile, sibukekē | asibukekanga | esingabukekanga | singabukekanga |
| 2nd plural | nibukekile, nibukekē | enibukekile, enibukekē | nibukekile, nibukekē | anibukekanga | eningabukekanga | ningabukekanga |
| Class 1 | ubukekile, ubukekē | obukekile, obukekē | ebukekile, ebukekē | akabukekanga | ongabukekanga | engabukekanga |
| Class 2 | babukekile, babukekē | ababukekile, ababukekē | bebukekile, bebukekē | ababukekanga | abangabukekanga | bengabukekanga |
| Class 3 | ubukekile, ubukekē | obukekile, obukekē | ubukekile, ubukekē | awubukekanga | ongabukekanga | ungabukekanga |
| Class 4 | ibukekile, ibukekē | ebukekile, ebukekē | ibukekile, ibukekē | ayibukekanga | engabukekanga | ingabukekanga |
| Class 5 | libukekile, libukekē | elibukekile, elibukekē | libukekile, libukekē | alibukekanga | elingabukekanga | lingabukekanga |
| Class 6 | abukekile, abukekē | abukekile, abukekē | ebukekile, ebukekē | awabukekanga | angabukekanga | engabukekanga |
| Class 7 | sibukekile, sibukekē | esibukekile, esibukekē | sibukekile, sibukekē | asibukekanga | esingabukekanga | singabukekanga |
| Class 8 | zibukekile, zibukekē | ezibukekile, ezibukekē | zibukekile, zibukekē | azibukekanga | ezingabukekanga | zingabukekanga |
| Class 9 | ibukekile, ibukekē | ebukekile, ebukekē | ibukekile, ibukekē | ayibukekanga | engabukekanga | ingabukekanga |
| Class 10 | zibukekile, zibukekē | ezibukekile, ezibukekē | zibukekile, zibukekē | azibukekanga | ezingabukekanga | zingabukekanga |
| Class 11 | lubukekile, lubukekē | olubukekile, olubukekē | lubukekile, lubukekē | alubukekanga | olungabukekanga | lungabukekanga |
| Class 14 | bubukekile, bubukekē | obubukekile, obubukekē | bubukekile, bubukekē | abubukekanga | obungabukekanga | bungabukekanga |
| Class 15 | kubukekile, kubukekē | okubukekile, okubukekē | kubukekile, kubukekē | akubukekanga | okungabukekanga | kungabukekanga |
| Class 17 | kubukekile, kubukekē | okubukekile, okubukekē | kubukekile, kubukekē | akubukekanga | okungabukekanga | kungabukekanga |
| | 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 | ngābukeka | engābukeka | ngābukeka | angibukekanga | engingabukekanga | ngingabukekanga |
| 2nd singular | wābukeka | owābukeka | wābukeka | awubukekanga | ongabukekanga | ungabukekanga |
| 1st plural | sābukeka | esābukeka | sābukeka | asibukekanga | esingabukekanga | singabukekanga |
| 2nd plural | nābukeka | enābukeka | nābukeka | anibukekanga | eningabukekanga | ningabukekanga |
| Class 1 | wābukeka | owābukeka | ābukeka | akabukekanga | ongabukekanga | engabukekanga |
| Class 2 | bābukeka | abābukeka | bābukeka | ababukekanga | abangabukekanga | bengabukekanga |
| Class 3 | wābukeka | owābukeka | wābukeka | awubukekanga | ongabukekanga | ungabukekanga |
| Class 4 | yābukeka | eyābukeka | yābukeka | ayibukekanga | engabukekanga | ingabukekanga |
| Class 5 | lābukeka | elābukeka | lābukeka | alibukekanga | elingabukekanga | lingabukekanga |
| Class 6 | ābukeka | ābukeka | ābukeka | awabukekanga | angabukekanga | engabukekanga |
| Class 7 | sābukeka | esābukeka | sābukeka | asibukekanga | esingabukekanga | singabukekanga |
| Class 8 | zābukeka | ezābukeka | zābukeka | azibukekanga | ezingabukekanga | zingabukekanga |
| Class 9 | yābukeka | eyābukeka | yābukeka | ayibukekanga | engabukekanga | ingabukekanga |
| Class 10 | zābukeka | ezābukeka | zābukeka | azibukekanga | ezingabukekanga | zingabukekanga |
| Class 11 | lwābukeka | olwābukeka | lwābukeka | alubukekanga | olungabukekanga | lungabukekanga |
| Class 14 | bābukeka | obābukeka | bābukeka | abubukekanga | obungabukekanga | bungabukekanga |
| Class 15 | kwābukeka | okwābukeka | kwābukeka | akubukekanga | okungabukekanga | kungabukekanga |
| Class 17 | kwābukeka | okwābukeka | kwābukeka | akubukekanga | okungabukekanga | kungabukekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabukeka | — | ngingabukeka | ngingebukeke | — | ngingebukeke |
| 2nd singular | ungabukeka | — | ungabukeka | ungebukeke | — | ungebukeke |
| 1st plural | singabukeka | — | singabukeka | singebukeke | — | singebukeke |
| 2nd plural | ningabukeka | — | ningabukeka | ningebukeke | — | ningebukeke |
| Class 1 | angabukeka | — | engabukeka | angebukeke | — | engebukeke |
| Class 2 | bangabukeka | — | bengabukeka | bangebukeke | — | bengebukeke |
| Class 3 | ungabukeka | — | ungabukeka | ungebukeke | — | ungebukeke |
| Class 4 | ingabukeka | — | ingabukeka | ingebukeke | — | ingebukeke |
| Class 5 | lingabukeka | — | lingabukeka | lingebukeke | — | lingebukeke |
| Class 6 | angabukeka | — | engabukeka | angebukeke | — | engebukeke |
| Class 7 | singabukeka | — | singabukeka | singebukeke | — | singebukeke |
| Class 8 | zingabukeka | — | zingabukeka | zingebukeke | — | zingebukeke |
| Class 9 | ingabukeka | — | ingabukeka | ingebukeke | — | ingebukeke |
| Class 10 | zingabukeka | — | zingabukeka | zingebukeke | — | zingebukeke |
| Class 11 | lungabukeka | — | lungabukeka | lungebukeke | — | lungebukeke |
| Class 14 | bungabukeka | — | bungabukeka | bungebukeke | — | bungebukeke |
| Class 15 | kungabukeka | — | kungabukeka | kungebukeke | — | kungebukeke |
| Class 17 | kungabukeka | — | kungabukeka | kungebukeke | — | kungebukeke |
| | 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 | ngizobukeka | engizobukeka | ngizobukeka | angizubukeka | engingezubukeka | ngingezubukeka |
| 2nd singular | uzobukeka | ozobukeka | uzobukeka | awuzubukeka | ongezubukeka | ungezubukeka |
| 1st plural | sizobukeka | esizobukeka | sizobukeka | asizubukeka | esingezubukeka | singezubukeka |
| 2nd plural | nizobukeka | enizobukeka | nizobukeka | anizubukeka | eningezubukeka | ningezubukeka |
| Class 1 | uzobukeka | ozobukeka | ezobukeka | akazubukeka | ongezubukeka | engezubukeka |
| Class 2 | bazobukeka | abazobukeka | bezobukeka | abazubukeka | abangezubukeka | bengezubukeka |
| Class 3 | uzobukeka | ozobukeka | uzobukeka | awuzubukeka | ongezubukeka | ungezubukeka |
| Class 4 | izobukeka | ezobukeka | izobukeka | ayizubukeka | engezubukeka | ingezubukeka |
| Class 5 | lizobukeka | elizobukeka | lizobukeka | alizubukeka | elingezubukeka | lingezubukeka |
| Class 6 | azobukeka | azobukeka | ezobukeka | awazubukeka | angezubukeka | engezubukeka |
| Class 7 | sizobukeka | esizobukeka | sizobukeka | asizubukeka | esingezubukeka | singezubukeka |
| Class 8 | zizobukeka | ezizobukeka | zizobukeka | azizubukeka | ezingezubukeka | zingezubukeka |
| Class 9 | izobukeka | ezobukeka | izobukeka | ayizubukeka | engezubukeka | ingezubukeka |
| Class 10 | zizobukeka | ezizobukeka | zizobukeka | azizubukeka | ezingezubukeka | zingezubukeka |
| Class 11 | luzobukeka | oluzobukeka | luzobukeka | aluzubukeka | olungezubukeka | lungezubukeka |
| Class 14 | buzobukeka | obuzobukeka | buzobukeka | abuzubukeka | obungezubukeka | bungezubukeka |
| Class 15 | kuzobukeka | okuzobukeka | kuzobukeka | akuzubukeka | okungezubukeka | kungezubukeka |
| Class 17 | kuzobukeka | okuzobukeka | kuzobukeka | akuzubukeka | okungezubukeka | kungezubukeka |
| | 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 | ngiyobukeka | engiyobukeka | ngiyobukeka | angiyubukeka | engingeyubukeka | ngingeyubukeka |
| 2nd singular | uyobukeka | oyobukeka | uyobukeka | awuyubukeka | ongeyubukeka | ungeyubukeka |
| 1st plural | siyobukeka | esiyobukeka | siyobukeka | asiyubukeka | esingeyubukeka | singeyubukeka |
| 2nd plural | niyobukeka | eniyobukeka | niyobukeka | aniyubukeka | eningeyubukeka | ningeyubukeka |
| Class 1 | uyobukeka | oyobukeka | eyobukeka | akayubukeka | ongeyubukeka | engeyubukeka |
| Class 2 | bayobukeka | abayobukeka | beyobukeka | abayubukeka | abangeyubukeka | bengeyubukeka |
| Class 3 | uyobukeka | oyobukeka | uyobukeka | awuyubukeka | ongeyubukeka | ungeyubukeka |
| Class 4 | iyobukeka | eyobukeka | iyobukeka | ayiyubukeka | engeyubukeka | ingeyubukeka |
| Class 5 | liyobukeka | eliyobukeka | liyobukeka | aliyubukeka | elingeyubukeka | lingeyubukeka |
| Class 6 | ayobukeka | ayobukeka | eyobukeka | awayubukeka | angeyubukeka | engeyubukeka |
| Class 7 | siyobukeka | esiyobukeka | siyobukeka | asiyubukeka | esingeyubukeka | singeyubukeka |
| Class 8 | ziyobukeka | eziyobukeka | ziyobukeka | aziyubukeka | ezingeyubukeka | zingeyubukeka |
| Class 9 | iyobukeka | eyobukeka | iyobukeka | ayiyubukeka | engeyubukeka | ingeyubukeka |
| Class 10 | ziyobukeka | eziyobukeka | ziyobukeka | aziyubukeka | ezingeyubukeka | zingeyubukeka |
| Class 11 | luyobukeka | oluyobukeka | luyobukeka | aluyubukeka | olungeyubukeka | lungeyubukeka |
| Class 14 | buyobukeka | obuyobukeka | buyobukeka | abuyubukeka | obungeyubukeka | bungeyubukeka |
| Class 15 | kuyobukeka | okuyobukeka | kuyobukeka | akuyubukeka | okungeyubukeka | kungeyubukeka |
| Class 17 | kuyobukeka | okuyobukeka | kuyobukeka | akuyubukeka | okungeyubukeka | kungeyubukeka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibukeke | ngingabukeki |
| 2nd singular | ubukeke | ungabukeki |
| 1st plural | sibukeke | singabukeki |
| 2nd plural | nibukeke | ningabukeki |
| Class 1 | abukeke | angabukeki |
| Class 2 | babukeke | bangabukeki |
| Class 3 | ubukeke | ungabukeki |
| Class 4 | ibukeke | ingabukeki |
| Class 5 | libukeke | lingabukeki |
| Class 6 | abukeke | angabukeki |
| Class 7 | sibukeke | singabukeki |
| Class 8 | zibukeke | zingabukeki |
| Class 9 | ibukeke | ingabukeki |
| Class 10 | zibukeke | zingabukeki |
| Class 11 | lubukeke | lungabukeki |
| Class 14 | bubukeke | bungabukeki |
| Class 15 | kubukeke | kungabukeki |
| Class 17 | kubukeke | kungabukeki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabukeka | ngangabukeka, angabukeka, angangabukeka |
| 2nd singular | wabukeka | wangabukeka, awabukeka, awangabukeka |
| 1st plural | sabukeka | sangabukeka, asabukeka, asangabukeka |
| 2nd plural | nabukeka | nangabukeka, anabukeka, anangabukeka |
| Class 1 | wabukeka | wangabukeka, akabukeka, akangabukeka |
| Class 2 | babukeka | bangabukeka, ababukeka, abangabukeka |
| Class 3 | wabukeka | wangabukeka, awabukeka, awangabukeka |
| Class 4 | yabukeka | yangabukeka, ayabukeka, ayangabukeka |
| Class 5 | labukeka | langabukeka, alabukeka, alangabukeka |
| Class 6 | abukeka | angabukeka, awabukeka, awangabukeka |
| Class 7 | sabukeka | sangabukeka, asabukeka, asangabukeka |
| Class 8 | zabukeka | zangabukeka, azabukeka, azangabukeka |
| Class 9 | yabukeka | yangabukeka, ayabukeka, ayangabukeka |
| Class 10 | zabukeka | zangabukeka, azabukeka, azangabukeka |
| Class 11 | lwabukeka | lwangabukeka, alwabukeka, alwangabukeka |
| Class 14 | babukeka | bangabukeka, ababukeka, abangabukeka |
| Class 15 | kwabukeka | kwangabukeka, akwabukeka, akwangabukeka |
| Class 17 | kwabukeka | kwangabukeka, akwabukeka, akwangabukeka |

### References

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