iṣakọlẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ìsákọ́lẹ̀

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣá (“to dig”) +‎ ọkọ́ (“hoe”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“ground”), literally “Dig up the ground with a hoe”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ʃá.kɔ́.lɛ̀/

Noun

ìṣákọ́lẹ̀

1. the act of opening a piece of land for renting as farmland
2. legal permission to rent a piece of land to use as farmland
3. (historical) feudalism, tribute

Derived terms

• owó ìṣákọ́lẹ̀ (“tribute, feudal fees”)
• ètò oníṣàákọ́lẹ̀ (“feudalism”)
• ìfirè-oko-sànṣákọ́lẹ̀ (“sharecropping”)