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”)
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