iṣakọlẹ
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣá (“to dig”) + ọkọ́ (“hoe”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground”), literally “Dig up the ground with a hoe”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editìṣákọ́lẹ̀
- the act of opening a piece of land for renting as farmland
- legal permission to rent a piece of land to use as farmland
- (historical) feudalism, tribute
Derived terms
edit- owó ìṣákọ́lẹ̀ (“tribute, feudal fees”)
- ètò oníṣàákọ́lẹ̀ (“feudalism”)
- ìfirè-oko-sànṣákọ́lẹ̀ (“sharecropping”)