hla

See also: HLA

Translingual

Symbol

hla

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Halia.

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *slaː (“leaf”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *slaʔ (“leaf”); cognate with Halang la (“leaf”), Khmer ស្លា (slaa, “areca”), Vietnamese lá, Mon သၠ (hlaˀ, “leaf”), Khasi sla (“leaf”), Semai sela (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hlaː/

Noun

hla

leaf

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *hlaː (“fish”), from Pre-Hlai *laː (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /ɬa˥˧/

Noun

hla

fish

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hla (“song”).

Noun

hla

song
poem, poetry

Rengao

Noun

hla

leaf

References

Kenneth J. Gregerson, Marilyn Gregerson (2026), A Grammar and Dictionary of Rengao: An Austroasiatic Language of the Vietnam Central Highlands, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 157

Xhosa

Verb

-hlá

to descend, to go down

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Verb

-hla

alternative form of ehla

Inflection

tone L, latent i (infinitive *ukuhla*)
imperative
	positive	negative
infinitive	ukuhla	ukungehli

	simple	+ object concord
singular	yihla	-hle
plural	yihlani	-hleni

present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyehla, ngihla	engihlayo, engihla	ngihla	angihli	engingehli	ngingehli
2nd singular	uyehla, uhla	ohlayo, ohla	uhla	awuhli	ongehli	ungehli
1st plural	siyehla, sihla	esihlayo, esihla	sihla	asihli	esingehli	singehli
2nd plural	niyehla, nihla	enihlayo, enihla	nihla	anihli	eningehli	ningehli
class 1	uyehla, uhla	ohlayo, ohla	ehla	akehli	ongehli	engehli
class 2	bayehla, behla	abehlayo, abehla	behla	abehli	abangehli	bengehli
class 3	uyehla, uhla	ohlayo, ohla	uhla	awuhli	ongehli	ungehli
class 4	iyehla, ihla	ehlayo, ehla	ihla	ayihli	engehli	ingehli
class 5	liyehla, lihla	elihlayo, elihla	lihla	alihli	elingehli	lingehli
class 6	ayehla, ehla	ehlayo, ehla	ehla	awehli	angehli	engehli
class 7	siyehla, sihla	esihlayo, esihla	sihla	asihli	esingehli	singehli
class 8	ziyehla, zihla	ezihlayo, ezihla	zihla	azihli	ezingehli	zingehli
class 9	iyehla, ihla	ehlayo, ehla	ihla	ayihli	engehli	ingehli
class 10	ziyehla, zihla	ezihlayo, ezihla	zihla	azihli	ezingehli	zingehli
class 11	luyehla, luhla	oluhlayo, oluhla	luhla	aluhli	olungehli	lungehli
class 14	buyehla, buhla	obuhlayo, obuhla	buhla	abuhli	obungehli	bungehli
class 15	kuyehla, kuhla	okuhlayo, okuhla	kuhla	akuhli	okungehli	kungehli
class 17	kuyehla, kuhla	okuhlayo, okuhla	kuhla	akuhli	okungehli	kungehli

recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngihlile, ngihlē	engihlile, engihlē	ngihlile, ngihlē	angihlanga	engingehlanga	ngingehlanga
2nd singular	uhlile, uhlē	ohlile, ohlē	uhlile, uhlē	awuhlanga	ongehlanga	ungehlanga
1st plural	sihlile, sihlē	esihlile, esihlē	sihlile, sihlē	asihlanga	esingehlanga	singehlanga
2nd plural	nihlile, nihlē	enihlile, enihlē	nihlile, nihlē	anihlanga	eningehlanga	ningehlanga
class 1	uhlile, uhlē	ohlile, ohlē	ehlile, ehlē	akehlanga	ongehlanga	engehlanga
class 2	behlile, behlē	abehlile, abehlē	behlile, behlē	abehlanga	abangehlanga	bengehlanga
class 3	uhlile, uhlē	ohlile, ohlē	uhlile, uhlē	awuhlanga	ongehlanga	ungehlanga
class 4	ihlile, ihlē	ehlile, ehlē	ihlile, ihlē	ayihlanga	engehlanga	ingehlanga
class 5	lihlile, lihlē	elihlile, elihlē	lihlile, lihlē	alihlanga	elingehlanga	lingehlanga
class 6	ehlile, ehlē	ehlile, ehlē	ehlile, ehlē	awehlanga	angehlanga	engehlanga
class 7	sihlile, sihlē	esihlile, esihlē	sihlile, sihlē	asihlanga	esingehlanga	singehlanga
class 8	zihlile, zihlē	ezihlile, ezihlē	zihlile, zihlē	azihlanga	ezingehlanga	zingehlanga
class 9	ihlile, ihlē	ehlile, ehlē	ihlile, ihlē	ayihlanga	engehlanga	ingehlanga
class 10	zihlile, zihlē	ezihlile, ezihlē	zihlile, zihlē	azihlanga	ezingehlanga	zingehlanga
class 11	luhlile, luhlē	oluhlile, oluhlē	luhlile, luhlē	aluhlanga	olungehlanga	lungehlanga
class 14	buhlile, buhlē	obuhlile, obuhlē	buhlile, buhlē	abuhlanga	obungehlanga	bungehlanga
class 15	kuhlile, kuhlē	okuhlile, okuhlē	kuhlile, kuhlē	akuhlanga	okungehlanga	kungehlanga
class 17	kuhlile, kuhlē	okuhlile, okuhlē	kuhlile, kuhlē	akuhlanga	okungehlanga	kungehlanga

remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāhla	engāhla	ngāhla	angihlanga	engingehlanga	ngingehlanga
2nd singular	wāhla	owāhla	wāhla	awuhlanga	ongehlanga	ungehlanga
1st plural	sāhla	esāhla	sāhla	asihlanga	esingehlanga	singehlanga
2nd plural	nāhla	enāhla	nāhla	anihlanga	eningehlanga	ningehlanga
class 1	wāhla	owāhla	āhla	akehlanga	ongehlanga	engehlanga
class 2	bāhla	abāhla	bāhla	abehlanga	abangehlanga	bengehlanga
class 3	wāhla	owāhla	wāhla	awuhlanga	ongehlanga	ungehlanga
class 4	yāhla	eyāhla	yāhla	ayihlanga	engehlanga	ingehlanga
class 5	lāhla	elāhla	lāhla	alihlanga	elingehlanga	lingehlanga
class 6	āhla	āhla	āhla	awehlanga	angehlanga	engehlanga
class 7	sāhla	esāhla	sāhla	asihlanga	esingehlanga	singehlanga
class 8	zāhla	ezāhla	zāhla	azihlanga	ezingehlanga	zingehlanga
class 9	yāhla	eyāhla	yāhla	ayihlanga	engehlanga	ingehlanga
class 10	zāhla	ezāhla	zāhla	azihlanga	ezingehlanga	zingehlanga
class 11	lwāhla	olwāhla	lwāhla	aluhlanga	olungehlanga	lungehlanga
class 14	bāhla	obāhla	bāhla	abuhlanga	obungehlanga	bungehlanga
class 15	kwāhla	okwāhla	kwāhla	akuhlanga	okungehlanga	kungehlanga
class 17	kwāhla	okwāhla	kwāhla	akuhlanga	okungehlanga	kungehlanga

potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingehla	—	ngingehla	ngingehle	—	ngingehle
2nd singular	ungehla	—	ungehla	ungehle	—	ungehle
1st plural	singehla	—	singehla	singehle	—	singehle
2nd plural	ningehla	—	ningehla	ningehle	—	ningehle
class 1	angehla	—	engehla	angehle	—	engehle
class 2	bangehla	—	bengehla	bangehle	—	bengehle
class 3	ungehla	—	ungehla	ungehle	—	ungehle
class 4	ingehla	—	ingehla	ingehle	—	ingehle
class 5	lingehla	—	lingehla	lingehle	—	lingehle
class 6	angehla	—	engehla	angehle	—	engehle
class 7	singehla	—	singehla	singehle	—	singehle
class 8	zingehla	—	zingehla	zingehle	—	zingehle
class 9	ingehla	—	ingehla	ingehle	—	ingehle
class 10	zingehla	—	zingehla	zingehle	—	zingehle
class 11	lungehla	—	lungehla	lungehle	—	lungehle
class 14	bungehla	—	bungehla	bungehle	—	bungehle
class 15	kungehla	—	kungehla	kungehle	—	kungehle
class 17	kungehla	—	kungehla	kungehle	—	kungehle

immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizokuhla	engizokuhla	ngizokuhla	angizukuhla	engingezukuhla	ngingezukuhla
2nd singular	uzokuhla	ozokuhla	uzokuhla	awuzukuhla	ongezukuhla	ungezukuhla
1st plural	sizokuhla	esizokuhla	sizokuhla	asizukuhla	esingezukuhla	singezukuhla
2nd plural	nizokuhla	enizokuhla	nizokuhla	anizukuhla	eningezukuhla	ningezukuhla
class 1	uzokuhla	ozokuhla	ezokuhla	akazukuhla	ongezukuhla	engezukuhla
class 2	bazokuhla	abazokuhla	bezokuhla	abazukuhla	abangezukuhla	bengezukuhla
class 3	uzokuhla	ozokuhla	uzokuhla	awuzukuhla	ongezukuhla	ungezukuhla
class 4	izokuhla	ezokuhla	izokuhla	ayizukuhla	engezukuhla	ingezukuhla
class 5	lizokuhla	elizokuhla	lizokuhla	alizukuhla	elingezukuhla	lingezukuhla
class 6	azokuhla	azokuhla	ezokuhla	awazukuhla	angezukuhla	engezukuhla
class 7	sizokuhla	esizokuhla	sizokuhla	asizukuhla	esingezukuhla	singezukuhla
class 8	zizokuhla	ezizokuhla	zizokuhla	azizukuhla	ezingezukuhla	zingezukuhla
class 9	izokuhla	ezokuhla	izokuhla	ayizukuhla	engezukuhla	ingezukuhla
class 10	zizokuhla	ezizokuhla	zizokuhla	azizukuhla	ezingezukuhla	zingezukuhla
class 11	luzokuhla	oluzokuhla	luzokuhla	aluzukuhla	olungezukuhla	lungezukuhla
class 14	buzokuhla	obuzokuhla	buzokuhla	abuzukuhla	obungezukuhla	bungezukuhla
class 15	kuzokuhla	okuzokuhla	kuzokuhla	akuzukuhla	okungezukuhla	kungezukuhla
class 17	kuzokuhla	okuzokuhla	kuzokuhla	akuzukuhla	okungezukuhla	kungezukuhla

remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokuhla	engiyokuhla	ngiyokuhla	angiyukuhla	engingeyukuhla	ngingeyukuhla
2nd singular	uyokuhla	oyokuhla	uyokuhla	awuyukuhla	ongeyukuhla	ungeyukuhla
1st plural	siyokuhla	esiyokuhla	siyokuhla	asiyukuhla	esingeyukuhla	singeyukuhla
2nd plural	niyokuhla	eniyokuhla	niyokuhla	aniyukuhla	eningeyukuhla	ningeyukuhla
class 1	uyokuhla	oyokuhla	eyokuhla	akayukuhla	ongeyukuhla	engeyukuhla
class 2	bayokuhla	abayokuhla	beyokuhla	abayukuhla	abangeyukuhla	bengeyukuhla
class 3	uyokuhla	oyokuhla	uyokuhla	awuyukuhla	ongeyukuhla	ungeyukuhla
class 4	iyokuhla	eyokuhla	iyokuhla	ayiyukuhla	engeyukuhla	ingeyukuhla
class 5	liyokuhla	eliyokuhla	liyokuhla	aliyukuhla	elingeyukuhla	lingeyukuhla
class 6	ayokuhla	ayokuhla	eyokuhla	awayukuhla	angeyukuhla	engeyukuhla
class 7	siyokuhla	esiyokuhla	siyokuhla	asiyukuhla	esingeyukuhla	singeyukuhla
class 8	ziyokuhla	eziyokuhla	ziyokuhla	aziyukuhla	ezingeyukuhla	zingeyukuhla
class 9	iyokuhla	eyokuhla	iyokuhla	ayiyukuhla	engeyukuhla	ingeyukuhla
class 10	ziyokuhla	eziyokuhla	ziyokuhla	aziyukuhla	ezingeyukuhla	zingeyukuhla
class 11	luyokuhla	oluyokuhla	luyokuhla	aluyukuhla	olungeyukuhla	lungeyukuhla
class 14	buyokuhla	obuyokuhla	buyokuhla	abuyukuhla	obungeyukuhla	bungeyukuhla
class 15	kuyokuhla	okuyokuhla	kuyokuhla	akuyukuhla	okungeyukuhla	kungeyukuhla
class 17	kuyokuhla	okuyokuhla	kuyokuhla	akuyukuhla	okungeyukuhla	kungeyukuhla

present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngihle	ngingehli
2nd singular	uhle	ungehli
1st plural	sihle	singehli
2nd plural	nihle	ningehli
class 1	ehle	angehli
class 2	behle	bangehli
class 3	uhle	ungehli
class 4	ihle	ingehli
class 5	lihle	lingehli
class 6	ehle	angehli
class 7	sihle	singehli
class 8	zihle	zingehli
class 9	ihle	ingehli
class 10	zihle	zingehli
class 11	luhle	lungehli
class 14	buhle	bungehli
class 15	kuhle	kungehli
class 17	kuhle	kungehli

past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngehla	ngangehla, angehla, angangehla
2nd singular	wehla	wangehla, awehla, awangehla
1st plural	sehla	sangehla, asehla, asangehla
2nd plural	nehla	nangehla, anehla, anangehla
class 1	wehla	wangehla, akehla, akangehla
class 2	behla	bangehla, abehla, abangehla
class 3	wehla	wangehla, awehla, awangehla
class 4	yehla	yangehla, ayehla, ayangehla
class 5	lehla	langehla, alehla, alangehla
class 6	ehla	angehla, awehla, awangehla
class 7	sehla	sangehla, asehla, asangehla
class 8	zehla	zangehla, azehla, azangehla
class 9	yehla	yangehla, ayehla, ayangehla
class 10	zehla	zangehla, azehla, azangehla
class 11	lwehla	lwangehla, alwehla, alwangehla
class 14	behla	bangehla, abehla, abangehla
class 15	kwehla	kwangehla, akwehla, akwangehla
class 17	kwehla	kwangehla, akwehla, akwangehla