bukeka

Xhosa

Etymology

From -buka +‎ -eka.

Verb

-bukeka^?

1. (intransitive) to be pretty

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From -buka +‎ -eka.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bukeka^?

1. (intransitive) to be admirable, attractive, beautiful

Inflection

tone unknown (infinitive ukubukeka)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukubukeka	ukungabukeki
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	bukeka	-bukeke
plural	bukekani	-bukekeni
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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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)”