laugh - hleka

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukuhleka
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	either

Example sentences

• English

  My father was an old man who liked to laugh.

  IsiXhosa

  Utata wam wayelixhego elithanda ukuhleka.

• English

  They are laughing at us.

  IsiXhosa

  Bayasihleka.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	smile - ncuma (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨inchoative⁩ ⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	laughter - isiqhazolo sentsini (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨isi/izi⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	laughter - intsini (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(n)/i(z)in⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	laughter - intsini (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(n)/i(z)in⁩⁩⁩)