Igama · root entry nº 225
hleka
verb (instructive) · [ɬeːka]
Laugh; Giggle
ulu + hleka + o →
uhleko
noun (class 11)
Laughter
Uhleko ebelulapho, bekonwatyiwe nje! With the laughter that was there, it was just happiness!
hleka + isa →
hlekisa
verb (causative)
- Make a laughing stock of (someone); Mock or make a mockery of (someone or something). 2. Cause someone to laugh; Be humorous, comical or funny (so as to bring laughter).
Uyahlekisa ke lamntana. That child is [very] funny.
hleka + ela →
hlekela
verb (neuter-passive)
- Laugh for (a reason or purpose); Laugh on behalf of (someone or something) 2. Laugh at (a place/location)
Uhlekela esigezweni kengoku. Now, he/she is laughing out of spite.
in + hleka + isa →
intlekisa
noun (class 9)
A laughing stock; A person subjected to general mockery or ridicule; Stooge; Figure of fun
Undenza intlekisa ezizweni. You are making me a laughing stock.
um + hleka + i →
umhleki
noun (class 1)
A scoffer; A jeerer; A mocker; A laugher
Soloko kukho umhleki. There is always [that one] laugher.
aba + hleka + i →
abahleki
noun (class 2)
Scoffers; Jeerers; Laughers
Abahleki bayahleka. The laughers are laughing.
uku + hleka →
ukuhleka
noun (class 15)
To laugh; The act of laughing or giggling
Ukuhleka kubalulekile. It's important to laugh (literally: To laugh is important).
hleka + ani →
hlekani
verb (instructive)
Laugh
Hlekani kaloku, beningathi iyahlekisa na? Go ahead and laugh, didn't you (plural) say it was funny?