# khotha
## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-khotha$^?$
* (transitive) to lick

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-khótha
* (transitive) to lick

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukukhotha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhotha | ukungakhothi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khotha | -khothe |
| Plural | khothani | -khotheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhotha, ngikhotha | engikhothayo, engikhotha | ngikhotha | angikhothi | engingakhothi | ngingakhothi |
| 2nd singular | uyakhotha, ukhotha | okhothayo, okhotha | ukhotha | awukhothi | ongakhothi | ungakhothi |
| 1st plural | siyakhotha, sikhotha | esikhothayo, esikhotha | sikhotha | asikhothi | esingakhothi | singakhothi |
| 2nd plural | niyakhotha, nikhotha | enikhothayo, enikhotha | nikhotha | anikhothi | eningakhothi | ningakhothi |
| Class 1 | uyakhotha, ukhotha | okhothayo, okhotha | ekhotha | akakhothi | ongakhothi | engakhothi |
| Class 2 | bayakhotha, bakhotha | abakhothayo, abakhotha | bekhotha | abakhothi | abangakhothi | bengakhothi |
| Class 3 | uyakhotha, ukhotha | okhothayo, okhotha | ukhotha | awukhothi | ongakhothi | ungakhothi |
| Class 4 | iyakhotha, ikhotha | ekhothayo, ekhotha | ikhotha | ayikhothi | engakhothi | ingakhothi |
| Class 5 | liyakhotha, likhotha | elikhothayo, elikhotha | likhotha | alikhothi | elingakhothi | lingakhothi |
| Class 6 | ayakhotha, akhotha | akhothayo, akhotha | ekhotha | awakhothi | angakhothi | engakhothi |
| Class 7 | siyakhotha, sikhotha | esikhothayo, esikhotha | sikhotha | asikhothi | esingakhothi | singakhothi |
| Class 8 | ziyakhotha, zikhotha | ezikhothayo, ezikhotha | zikhotha | azikhothi | ezingakhothi | zingakhothi |
| Class 9 | iyakhotha, ikhotha | ekhothayo, ekhotha | ikhotha | ayikhothi | engakhothi | ingakhothi |
| Class 10 | ziyakhotha, zikhotha | ezikhothayo, ezikhotha | zikhotha | azikhothi | ezingakhothi | zingakhothi |
| Class 11 | luyakhotha, lukhotha | olukhothayo, olukhotha | lukhotha | alukhothi | olungakhothi | lungakhothi |
| Class 14 | buyakhotha, bukhotha | obukhothayo, obukhotha | bukhotha | abukhothi | obungakhothi | bungakhothi |
| Class 15 | kuyakhotha, kukhotha | okukhothayo, okukhotha | kukhotha | akukhothi | okungakhothi | kungakhothi |
| Class 17 | kuyakhotha, kukhotha | okukhothayo, okukhotha | kukhotha | akukhothi | okungakhothi | kungakhothi |
| | 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 | ngikhothile, ngikhothē | engikhothile, engikhothē | ngikhothile, ngikhothē | angikhothanga | engingakhothanga | ngingakhothanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhothile, ukhothē | okhothile, okhothē | ukhothile, ukhothē | awukhothanga | ongakhothanga | ungakhothanga |
| 1st plural | sikhothile, sikhothē | esikhothile, esikhothē | sikhothile, sikhothē | asikhothanga | esingakhothanga | singakhothanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhothile, nikhothē | enikhothile, enikhothē | nikhothile, nikhothē | anikhothanga | eningakhothanga | ningakhothanga |
| Class 1 | ukhothile, ukhothē | okhothile, okhothē | ekhothile, ekhothē | akakhothanga | ongakhothanga | engakhothanga |
| Class 2 | bakhothile, bakhothē | abakhothile, abakhothē | bekhothile, bekhothē | abakhothanga | abangakhothanga | bengakhothanga |
| Class 3 | ukhothile, ukhothē | okhothile, okhothē | ukhothile, ukhothē | awukhothanga | ongakhothanga | ungakhothanga |
| Class 4 | ikhothile, ikhothē | ekhothile, ekhothē | ikhothile, ikhothē | ayikhothanga | engakhothanga | ingakhothanga |
| Class 5 | likhothile, likhothē | elikhothile, elikhothē | likhothile, likhothē | alikhothanga | elingakhothanga | lingakhothanga |
| Class 6 | akhothile, akhothē | akhothile, akhothē | ekhothile, ekhothē | awakhothanga | angakhothanga | engakhothanga |
| Class 7 | sikhothile, sikhothē | esikhothile, esikhothē | sikhothile, sikhothē | asikhothanga | esingakhothanga | singakhothanga |
| Class 8 | zikhothile, zikhothē | ezikhothile, ezikhothē | zikhothile, zikhothē | azikhothanga | ezingakhothanga | zingakhothanga |
| Class 9 | ikhothile, ikhothē | ekhothile, ekhothē | ikhothile, ikhothē | ayikhothanga | engakhothanga | ingakhothanga |
| Class 10 | zikhothile, zikhothē | ezikhothile, ezikhothē | zikhothile, zikhothē | azikhothanga | ezingakhothanga | zingakhothanga |
| Class 11 | lukhothile, lukhothē | olukhothile, olukhothē | lukhothile, lukhothē | alukhothanga | olungakhothanga | lungakhothanga |
| Class 14 | bukhothile, bukhothē | obukhothile, obukhothē | bukhothile, bukhothē | abukhothanga | obungakhothanga | bungakhothanga |
| Class 15 | kukhothile, kukhothē | okukhothile, okukhothē | kukhothile, kukhothē | akukhothanga | okungakhothanga | kungakhothanga |
| Class 17 | kukhothile, kukhothē | okukhothile, okukhothē | kukhothile, kukhothē | akukhothanga | okungakhothanga | kungakhothanga |
| | 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 | ngākhotha | engākhotha | ngākhotha | angikhothanga | engingakhothanga | ngingakhothanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhotha | owākhotha | wākhotha | awukhothanga | ongakhothanga | ungakhothanga |
| 1st plural | sākhotha | esākhotha | sākhotha | asikhothanga | esingakhothanga | singakhothanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhotha | enākhotha | nākhotha | anikhothanga | eningakhothanga | ningakhothanga |
| Class 1 | wākhotha | owākhotha | ākhotha | akakhothanga | ongakhothanga | engakhothanga |
| Class 2 | bākhotha | abākhotha | bākhotha | abakhothanga | abangakhothanga | bengakhothanga |
| Class 3 | wākhotha | owākhotha | wākhotha | awukhothanga | ongakhothanga | ungakhothanga |
| Class 4 | yākhotha | eyākhotha | yākhotha | ayikhothanga | engakhothanga | ingakhothanga |
| Class 5 | lākhotha | elākhotha | lākhotha | alikhothanga | elingakhothanga | lingakhothanga |
| Class 6 | ākhotha | ākhotha | ākhotha | awakhothanga | angakhothanga | engakhothanga |
| Class 7 | sākhotha | esākhotha | sākhotha | asikhothanga | esingakhothanga | singakhothanga |
| Class 8 | zākhotha | ezākhotha | zākhotha | azikhothanga | ezingakhothanga | zingakhothanga |
| Class 9 | yākhotha | eyākhotha | yākhotha | ayikhothanga | engakhothanga | ingakhothanga |
| Class 10 | zākhotha | ezākhotha | zākhotha | azikhothanga | ezingakhothanga | zingakhothanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhotha | olwākhotha | lwākhotha | alukhothanga | olungakhothanga | lungakhothanga |
| Class 14 | bākhotha | obākhotha | bākhotha | abukhothanga | obungakhothanga | bungakhothanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhotha | okwākhotha | kwākhotha | akukhothanga | okungakhothanga | kungakhothanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhotha | okwākhotha | kwākhotha | akukhothanga | okungakhothanga | kungakhothanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhotha | — | ngingakhotha | ngingekhothe | — | ngingekhothe |
| 2nd singular | ungakhotha | — | ungakhotha | ungekhothe | — | ungekhothe |
| 1st plural | singakhotha | — | singakhotha | singekhothe | — | singekhothe |
| 2nd plural | ningakhotha | — | ningakhotha | ningekhothe | — | ningekhothe |
| Class 1 | angakhotha | — | engakhotha | angekhothe | — | engekhothe |
| Class 2 | bangakhotha | — | bengakhotha | bangekhothe | — | bengekhothe |
| Class 3 | ungakhotha | — | ungakhotha | ungekhothe | — | ungekhothe |
| Class 4 | ingakhotha | — | ingakhotha | ingekhothe | — | ingekhothe |
| Class 5 | lingakhotha | — | lingakhotha | lingekhothe | — | lingekhothe |
| Class 6 | angakhotha | — | engakhotha | angekhothe | — | engekhothe |
| Class 7 | singakhotha | — | singakhotha | singekhothe | — | singekhothe |
| Class 8 | zingakhotha | — | zingakhotha | zingekhothe | — | zingekhothe |
| Class 9 | ingakhotha | — | ingakhotha | ingekhothe | — | ingekhothe |
| Class 10 | zingakhotha | — | zingakhotha | zingekhothe | — | zingekhothe |
| Class 11 | lungakhotha | — | lungakhotha | lungekhothe | — | lungekhothe |
| Class 14 | bungakhotha | — | bungakhotha | bungekhothe | — | bungekhothe |
| Class 15 | kungakhotha | — | kungakhotha | kungekhothe | — | kungekhothe |
| Class 17 | kungakhotha | — | kungakhotha | kungekhothe | — | kungekhothe |
| | 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 | ngizokhotha | engizokhotha | ngizokhotha | angizukhotha | engingezukhotha | ngingezukhotha |
| 2nd singular | uzokhotha | ozokhotha | uzokhotha | awuzukhotha | ongezukhotha | ungezukhotha |
| 1st plural | sizokhotha | esizokhotha | sizokhotha | asizukhotha | esingezukhotha | singezukhotha |
| 2nd plural | nizokhotha | enizokhotha | nizokhotha | anizukhotha | eningezukhotha | ningezukhotha |
| Class 1 | uzokhotha | ozokhotha | ezokhotha | akazukhotha | ongezukhotha | engezukhotha |
| Class 2 | bazokhotha | abazokhotha | bezokhotha | abazukhotha | abangezukhotha | bengezukhotha |
| Class 3 | uzokhotha | ozokhotha | uzokhotha | awuzukhotha | ongezukhotha | ungezukhotha |
| Class 4 | izokhotha | ezokhotha | izokhotha | ayizukhotha | engezukhotha | ingezukhotha |
| Class 5 | lizokhotha | elizokhotha | lizokhotha | alizukhotha | elingezukhotha | lingezukhotha |
| Class 6 | azokhotha | azokhotha | ezokhotha | awazukhotha | angezukhotha | engezukhotha |
| Class 7 | sizokhotha | esizokhotha | sizokhotha | asizukhotha | esingezukhotha | singezukhotha |
| Class 8 | zizokhotha | ezizokhotha | zizokhotha | azizukhotha | ezingezukhotha | zingezukhotha |
| Class 9 | izokhotha | ezokhotha | izokhotha | ayizukhotha | engezukhotha | ingezukhotha |
| Class 10 | zizokhotha | ezizokhotha | zizokhotha | azizukhotha | ezingezukhotha | zingezukhotha |
| Class 11 | luzokhotha | oluzokhotha | luzokhotha | aluzukhotha | olungezukhotha | lungezukhotha |
| Class 14 | buzokhotha | obuzokhotha | buzokhotha | abuzukhotha | obungezukhotha | bungezukhotha |
| Class 15 | kuzokhotha | okuzokhotha | kuzokhotha | akuzukhotha | okungezukhotha | kungezukhotha |
| Class 17 | kuzokhotha | okuzokhotha | kuzokhotha | akuzukhotha | okungezukhotha | kungezukhotha |
| | 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 | ngiyokhotha | engiyokhotha | ngiyokhotha | angiyukhotha | engingeyukhotha | ngingeyukhotha |
| 2nd singular | uyokhotha | oyokhotha | uyokhotha | awuyukhotha | ongeyukhotha | ungeyukhotha |
| 1st plural | siyokhotha | esiyokhotha | siyokhotha | asiyukhotha | esingeyukhotha | singeyukhotha |
| 2nd plural | niyokhotha | eniyokhotha | niyokhotha | aniyukhotha | eningeyukhotha | ningeyukhotha |
| Class 1 | uyokhotha | oyokhotha | eyokhotha | akayukhotha | ongeyukhotha | engeyukhotha |
| Class 2 | bayokhotha | abayokhotha | beyokhotha | abayukhotha | abangeyukhotha | bengeyukhotha |
| Class 3 | uyokhotha | oyokhotha | uyokhotha | awuyukhotha | ongeyukhotha | ungeyukhotha |
| Class 4 | iyokhotha | eyokhotha | iyokhotha | ayiyukhotha | engeyukhotha | ingeyukhotha |
| Class 5 | liyokhotha | eliyokhotha | liyokhotha | aliyukhotha | elingeyukhotha | lingeyukhotha |
| Class 6 | ayokhotha | ayokhotha | eyokhotha | awayukhotha | angeyukhotha | engeyukhotha |
| Class 7 | siyokhotha | esiyokhotha | siyokhotha | asiyukhotha | esingeyukhotha | singeyukhotha |
| Class 8 | ziyokhotha | eziyokhotha | ziyokhotha | aziyukhotha | ezingeyukhotha | zingeyukhotha |
| Class 9 | iyokhotha | eyokhotha | iyokhotha | ayiyukhotha | engeyukhotha | ingeyukhotha |
| Class 10 | ziyokhotha | eziyokhotha | ziyokhotha | aziyukhotha | ezingeyukhotha | zingeyukhotha |
| Class 11 | luyokhotha | oluyokhotha | luyokhotha | aluyukhotha | olungeyukhotha | lungeyukhotha |
| Class 14 | buyokhotha | obuyokhotha | buyokhotha | abuyukhotha | obungeyukhotha | bungeyukhotha |
| Class 15 | kuyokhotha | okuyokhotha | kuyokhotha | akuyukhotha | okungeyukhotha | kungeyukhotha |
| Class 17 | kuyokhotha | okuyokhotha | kuyokhotha | akuyukhotha | okungeyukhotha | kungeyukhotha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhothe | ngingakhothi |
| 2nd singular | ukhothe | ungakhothi |
| 1st plural | sikhothe | singakhothi |
| 2nd plural | nikhothe | ningakhothi |
| Class 1 | akhothe | angakhothi |
| Class 2 | bakhothe | bangakhothi |
| Class 3 | ukhothe | ungakhothi |
| Class 4 | ikhothe | ingakhothi |
| Class 5 | likhothe | lingakhothi |
| Class 6 | akhothe | angakhothi |
| Class 7 | sikhothe | singakhothi |
| Class 8 | zikhothe | zingakhothi |
| Class 9 | ikhothe | ingakhothi |
| Class 10 | zikhothe | zingakhothi |
| Class 11 | lukhothe | lungakhothi |
| Class 14 | bukhothe | bungakhothi |
| Class 15 | kukhothe | kungakhothi |
| Class 17 | kukhothe | kungakhothi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhotha | ngangakhotha, angakhotha, angangakhotha |
| 2nd singular | wakhotha | wangakhotha, awakhotha, awangakhotha |
| 1st plural | sakhotha | sangakhotha, asakhotha, asangakhotha |
| 2nd plural | nakhotha | nangakhotha, anakhotha, anangakhotha |
| Class 1 | wakhotha | wangakhotha, akakhotha, akangakhotha |
| Class 2 | bakhotha | bangakhotha, abakhotha, abangakhotha |
| Class 3 | wakhotha | wangakhotha, awakhotha, awangakhotha |
| Class 4 | yakhotha | yangakhotha, ayakhotha, ayangakhotha |
| Class 5 | lakhotha | langakhotha, alakhotha, alangakhotha |
| Class 6 | akhotha | angakhotha, awakhotha, awangakhotha |
| Class 7 | sakhotha | sangakhotha, asakhotha, asangakhotha |
| Class 8 | zakhotha | zangakhotha, azakhotha, azangakhotha |
| Class 9 | yakhotha | yangakhotha, ayakhotha, ayangakhotha |
| Class 10 | zakhotha | zangakhotha, azakhotha, azangakhotha |
| Class 11 | lwakhotha | lwangakhotha, alwakhotha, alwangakhotha |
| Class 14 | bakhotha | bangakhotha, abakhotha, abangakhotha |
| Class 15 | kwakhotha | kwangakhotha, akwakhotha, akwangakhotha |
| Class 17 | kwakhotha | kwangakhotha, akwakhotha, akwangakhotha |

### References

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