khala

See also: khàla and khâlâ

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi ख़ाला (xālā), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰala/

Noun

khala

1. aunt

   Synonym: matant

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-khála

1. to cry, to weep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Verb

-khála

1. to cry, to weep, to morn
2. to sound

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Verb

-khâla

1. to wail, to cry
2. to ring (of a phone)
3. to bleat (of a goat)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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

Verb

-khâla

1. (intransitive) to cry, to weep, to wail
2. (intransitive) to lament, to mourn
3. (intransitive) to scream
4. (intransitive) to ring (of a phone)
5. (intransitive) to complain

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukukhala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukhala	ukungakhali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	khala	-khale
Plural	khalani	-khaleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhala, ngikhala	engikhalayo, engikhala	ngikhala	angikhali	engingakhali	ngingakhali
2nd singular	uyakhala, ukhala	okhalayo, okhala	ukhala	awukhali	ongakhali	ungakhali
1st plural	siyakhala, sikhala	esikhalayo, esikhala	sikhala	asikhali	esingakhali	singakhali
2nd plural	niyakhala, nikhala	enikhalayo, enikhala	nikhala	anikhali	eningakhali	ningakhali
Class 1	uyakhala, ukhala	okhalayo, okhala	ekhala	akakhali	ongakhali	engakhali
Class 2	bayakhala, bakhala	abakhalayo, abakhala	bekhala	abakhali	abangakhali	bengakhali
Class 3	uyakhala, ukhala	okhalayo, okhala	ukhala	awukhali	ongakhali	ungakhali
Class 4	iyakhala, ikhala	ekhalayo, ekhala	ikhala	ayikhali	engakhali	ingakhali
Class 5	liyakhala, likhala	elikhalayo, elikhala	likhala	alikhali	elingakhali	lingakhali
Class 6	ayakhala, akhala	akhalayo, akhala	ekhala	awakhali	angakhali	engakhali
Class 7	siyakhala, sikhala	esikhalayo, esikhala	sikhala	asikhali	esingakhali	singakhali
Class 8	ziyakhala, zikhala	ezikhalayo, ezikhala	zikhala	azikhali	ezingakhali	zingakhali
Class 9	iyakhala, ikhala	ekhalayo, ekhala	ikhala	ayikhali	engakhali	ingakhali
Class 10	ziyakhala, zikhala	ezikhalayo, ezikhala	zikhala	azikhali	ezingakhali	zingakhali
Class 11	luyakhala, lukhala	olukhalayo, olukhala	lukhala	alukhali	olungakhali	lungakhali
Class 14	buyakhala, bukhala	obukhalayo, obukhala	bukhala	abukhali	obungakhali	bungakhali
Class 15	kuyakhala, kukhala	okukhalayo, okukhala	kukhala	akukhali	okungakhali	kungakhali
Class 17	kuyakhala, kukhala	okukhalayo, okukhala	kukhala	akukhali	okungakhali	kungakhali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhalile, ngikhalē	engikhalile, engikhalē	ngikhalile, ngikhalē	angikhalanga	engingakhalanga	ngingakhalanga
2nd singular	ukhalile, ukhalē	okhalile, okhalē	ukhalile, ukhalē	awukhalanga	ongakhalanga	ungakhalanga
1st plural	sikhalile, sikhalē	esikhalile, esikhalē	sikhalile, sikhalē	asikhalanga	esingakhalanga	singakhalanga
2nd plural	nikhalile, nikhalē	enikhalile, enikhalē	nikhalile, nikhalē	anikhalanga	eningakhalanga	ningakhalanga
Class 1	ukhalile, ukhalē	okhalile, okhalē	ekhalile, ekhalē	akakhalanga	ongakhalanga	engakhalanga
Class 2	bakhalile, bakhalē	abakhalile, abakhalē	bekhalile, bekhalē	abakhalanga	abangakhalanga	bengakhalanga
Class 3	ukhalile, ukhalē	okhalile, okhalē	ukhalile, ukhalē	awukhalanga	ongakhalanga	ungakhalanga
Class 4	ikhalile, ikhalē	ekhalile, ekhalē	ikhalile, ikhalē	ayikhalanga	engakhalanga	ingakhalanga
Class 5	likhalile, likhalē	elikhalile, elikhalē	likhalile, likhalē	alikhalanga	elingakhalanga	lingakhalanga
Class 6	akhalile, akhalē	akhalile, akhalē	ekhalile, ekhalē	awakhalanga	angakhalanga	engakhalanga
Class 7	sikhalile, sikhalē	esikhalile, esikhalē	sikhalile, sikhalē	asikhalanga	esingakhalanga	singakhalanga
Class 8	zikhalile, zikhalē	ezikhalile, ezikhalē	zikhalile, zikhalē	azikhalanga	ezingakhalanga	zingakhalanga
Class 9	ikhalile, ikhalē	ekhalile, ekhalē	ikhalile, ikhalē	ayikhalanga	engakhalanga	ingakhalanga
Class 10	zikhalile, zikhalē	ezikhalile, ezikhalē	zikhalile, zikhalē	azikhalanga	ezingakhalanga	zingakhalanga
Class 11	lukhalile, lukhalē	olukhalile, olukhalē	lukhalile, lukhalē	alukhalanga	olungakhalanga	lungakhalanga
Class 14	bukhalile, bukhalē	obukhalile, obukhalē	bukhalile, bukhalē	abukhalanga	obungakhalanga	bungakhalanga
Class 15	kukhalile, kukhalē	okukhalile, okukhalē	kukhalile, kukhalē	akukhalanga	okungakhalanga	kungakhalanga
Class 17	kukhalile, kukhalē	okukhalile, okukhalē	kukhalile, kukhalē	akukhalanga	okungakhalanga	kungakhalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākhala	engākhala	ngākhala	angikhalanga	engingakhalanga	ngingakhalanga
2nd singular	wākhala	owākhala	wākhala	awukhalanga	ongakhalanga	ungakhalanga
1st plural	sākhala	esākhala	sākhala	asikhalanga	esingakhalanga	singakhalanga
2nd plural	nākhala	enākhala	nākhala	anikhalanga	eningakhalanga	ningakhalanga
Class 1	wākhala	owākhala	ākhala	akakhalanga	ongakhalanga	engakhalanga
Class 2	bākhala	abākhala	bākhala	abakhalanga	abangakhalanga	bengakhalanga
Class 3	wākhala	owākhala	wākhala	awukhalanga	ongakhalanga	ungakhalanga
Class 4	yākhala	eyākhala	yākhala	ayikhalanga	engakhalanga	ingakhalanga
Class 5	lākhala	elākhala	lākhala	alikhalanga	elingakhalanga	lingakhalanga
Class 6	ākhala	ākhala	ākhala	awakhalanga	angakhalanga	engakhalanga
Class 7	sākhala	esākhala	sākhala	asikhalanga	esingakhalanga	singakhalanga
Class 8	zākhala	ezākhala	zākhala	azikhalanga	ezingakhalanga	zingakhalanga
Class 9	yākhala	eyākhala	yākhala	ayikhalanga	engakhalanga	ingakhalanga
Class 10	zākhala	ezākhala	zākhala	azikhalanga	ezingakhalanga	zingakhalanga
Class 11	lwākhala	olwākhala	lwākhala	alukhalanga	olungakhalanga	lungakhalanga
Class 14	bākhala	obākhala	bākhala	abukhalanga	obungakhalanga	bungakhalanga
Class 15	kwākhala	okwākhala	kwākhala	akukhalanga	okungakhalanga	kungakhalanga
Class 17	kwākhala	okwākhala	kwākhala	akukhalanga	okungakhalanga	kungakhalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhala	—	ngingakhala	ngingekhale	—	ngingekhale
2nd singular	ungakhala	—	ungakhala	ungekhale	—	ungekhale
1st plural	singakhala	—	singakhala	singekhale	—	singekhale
2nd plural	ningakhala	—	ningakhala	ningekhale	—	ningekhale
Class 1	angakhala	—	engakhala	angekhale	—	engekhale
Class 2	bangakhala	—	bengakhala	bangekhale	—	bengekhale
Class 3	ungakhala	—	ungakhala	ungekhale	—	ungekhale
Class 4	ingakhala	—	ingakhala	ingekhale	—	ingekhale
Class 5	lingakhala	—	lingakhala	lingekhale	—	lingekhale
Class 6	angakhala	—	engakhala	angekhale	—	engekhale
Class 7	singakhala	—	singakhala	singekhale	—	singekhale
Class 8	zingakhala	—	zingakhala	zingekhale	—	zingekhale
Class 9	ingakhala	—	ingakhala	ingekhale	—	ingekhale
Class 10	zingakhala	—	zingakhala	zingekhale	—	zingekhale
Class 11	lungakhala	—	lungakhala	lungekhale	—	lungekhale
Class 14	bungakhala	—	bungakhala	bungekhale	—	bungekhale
Class 15	kungakhala	—	kungakhala	kungekhale	—	kungekhale
Class 17	kungakhala	—	kungakhala	kungekhale	—	kungekhale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhala	engizokhala	ngizokhala	angizukhala	engingezukhala	ngingezukhala
2nd singular	uzokhala	ozokhala	uzokhala	awuzukhala	ongezukhala	ungezukhala
1st plural	sizokhala	esizokhala	sizokhala	asizukhala	esingezukhala	singezukhala
2nd plural	nizokhala	enizokhala	nizokhala	anizukhala	eningezukhala	ningezukhala
Class 1	uzokhala	ozokhala	ezokhala	akazukhala	ongezukhala	engezukhala
Class 2	bazokhala	abazokhala	bezokhala	abazukhala	abangezukhala	bengezukhala
Class 3	uzokhala	ozokhala	uzokhala	awuzukhala	ongezukhala	ungezukhala
Class 4	izokhala	ezokhala	izokhala	ayizukhala	engezukhala	ingezukhala
Class 5	lizokhala	elizokhala	lizokhala	alizukhala	elingezukhala	lingezukhala
Class 6	azokhala	azokhala	ezokhala	awazukhala	angezukhala	engezukhala
Class 7	sizokhala	esizokhala	sizokhala	asizukhala	esingezukhala	singezukhala
Class 8	zizokhala	ezizokhala	zizokhala	azizukhala	ezingezukhala	zingezukhala
Class 9	izokhala	ezokhala	izokhala	ayizukhala	engezukhala	ingezukhala
Class 10	zizokhala	ezizokhala	zizokhala	azizukhala	ezingezukhala	zingezukhala
Class 11	luzokhala	oluzokhala	luzokhala	aluzukhala	olungezukhala	lungezukhala
Class 14	buzokhala	obuzokhala	buzokhala	abuzukhala	obungezukhala	bungezukhala
Class 15	kuzokhala	okuzokhala	kuzokhala	akuzukhala	okungezukhala	kungezukhala
Class 17	kuzokhala	okuzokhala	kuzokhala	akuzukhala	okungezukhala	kungezukhala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhala	engiyokhala	ngiyokhala	angiyukhala	engingeyukhala	ngingeyukhala
2nd singular	uyokhala	oyokhala	uyokhala	awuyukhala	ongeyukhala	ungeyukhala
1st plural	siyokhala	esiyokhala	siyokhala	asiyukhala	esingeyukhala	singeyukhala
2nd plural	niyokhala	eniyokhala	niyokhala	aniyukhala	eningeyukhala	ningeyukhala
Class 1	uyokhala	oyokhala	eyokhala	akayukhala	ongeyukhala	engeyukhala
Class 2	bayokhala	abayokhala	beyokhala	abayukhala	abangeyukhala	bengeyukhala
Class 3	uyokhala	oyokhala	uyokhala	awuyukhala	ongeyukhala	ungeyukhala
Class 4	iyokhala	eyokhala	iyokhala	ayiyukhala	engeyukhala	ingeyukhala
Class 5	liyokhala	eliyokhala	liyokhala	aliyukhala	elingeyukhala	lingeyukhala
Class 6	ayokhala	ayokhala	eyokhala	awayukhala	angeyukhala	engeyukhala
Class 7	siyokhala	esiyokhala	siyokhala	asiyukhala	esingeyukhala	singeyukhala
Class 8	ziyokhala	eziyokhala	ziyokhala	aziyukhala	ezingeyukhala	zingeyukhala
Class 9	iyokhala	eyokhala	iyokhala	ayiyukhala	engeyukhala	ingeyukhala
Class 10	ziyokhala	eziyokhala	ziyokhala	aziyukhala	ezingeyukhala	zingeyukhala
Class 11	luyokhala	oluyokhala	luyokhala	aluyukhala	olungeyukhala	lungeyukhala
Class 14	buyokhala	obuyokhala	buyokhala	abuyukhala	obungeyukhala	bungeyukhala
Class 15	kuyokhala	okuyokhala	kuyokhala	akuyukhala	okungeyukhala	kungeyukhala
Class 17	kuyokhala	okuyokhala	kuyokhala	akuyukhala	okungeyukhala	kungeyukhala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikhale	ngingakhali
2nd singular	ukhale	ungakhali
1st plural	sikhale	singakhali
2nd plural	nikhale	ningakhali
Class 1	akhale	angakhali
Class 2	bakhale	bangakhali
Class 3	ukhale	ungakhali
Class 4	ikhale	ingakhali
Class 5	likhale	lingakhali
Class 6	akhale	angakhali
Class 7	sikhale	singakhali
Class 8	zikhale	zingakhali
Class 9	ikhale	ingakhali
Class 10	zikhale	zingakhali
Class 11	lukhale	lungakhali
Class 14	bukhale	bungakhali
Class 15	kukhale	kungakhali
Class 17	kukhale	kungakhali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakhala	ngangakhala, angakhala, angangakhala
2nd singular	wakhala	wangakhala, awakhala, awangakhala
1st plural	sakhala	sangakhala, asakhala, asangakhala
2nd plural	nakhala	nangakhala, anakhala, anangakhala
Class 1	wakhala	wangakhala, akakhala, akangakhala
Class 2	bakhala	bangakhala, abakhala, abangakhala
Class 3	wakhala	wangakhala, awakhala, awangakhala
Class 4	yakhala	yangakhala, ayakhala, ayangakhala
Class 5	lakhala	langakhala, alakhala, alangakhala
Class 6	akhala	angakhala, awakhala, awangakhala
Class 7	sakhala	sangakhala, asakhala, asangakhala
Class 8	zakhala	zangakhala, azakhala, azangakhala
Class 9	yakhala	yangakhala, ayakhala, ayangakhala
Class 10	zakhala	zangakhala, azakhala, azangakhala
Class 11	lwakhala	lwangakhala, alwakhala, alwangakhala
Class 14	bakhala	bangakhala, abakhala, abangakhala
Class 15	kwakhala	kwangakhala, akwakhala, akwangakhala
Class 17	kwakhala	kwangakhala, akwakhala, akwangakhala

Derived terms

• umakhalekhukhwini

References

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