ko-la-ko-ṣagbe
Yoruba
Alternative forms
kò là kò ṣagbe
,
kòlàkòṣagbe
,
kòlà-kòṣagbe
Etymology
From
kò
(
“
not
”
)
+
là
(
“
to be wealthy
”
)
+
kò
(
“
not
”
)
+
ṣagbe
(
“
to beg
”
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kò.là.kò.ʃā.ɡ͡bē/
Noun
kò-là-kò-ṣagbe
middle class
Coordinate terms
gbáàtúù
,
mẹ̀kúnnù
;
tálákà
(
“
working class
”
)
sàràkí
, ọ̀tọ̀kùlú
(
“
upper class; aristocracy; nobility
”
)