Oṣomaalo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Yoruba ==
=== Etymology ===
From òṣómàáló (“an Ìjẹ̀ṣà practice in which the loan giver sets up a tent in the vicinity of the debtor's abode”), itself from òṣó (“a squat”) + màá (“I will”) + ló (“squat”), literally “I will stay squatting [until I am paid]”.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ò.ʃó.màá.ló/
=== Proper noun ===
Òṣómàáló
(sometimes derogatory) an Ìjẹ̀ṣà person (in particular) a trader
==== Descendants ====
→ English: Osomaalo