iṣakọlẹ
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣá (“to dig”) + ọkọ́ (“hoe”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground”), literally “Dig up the ground with a hoe”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ìṣákọ́lẹ̀
- 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”)