yeka

== Xhosa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dèka (“let, let go, cease, allow”). The expected reflex would be -leka. However, some Nguni dialects have /j/ as a regular reflex of *d, so this may be explained as a borrowing from another dialect. === Verb === -yeka to stop ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Zulu == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dèka (“let, let go, cease, allow”). The expected reflex would be -leka. However, some Nguni dialects have /j/ as a regular reflex of *d, so this may be explained as a borrowing from another dialect. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeːɠa/ === Verb === -yeka to stop to let go to leave alone ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-yeka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-yeka (6.3)”