ṣokoto

Yoruba

Ṣòkòtò àwọn onílùú bàtá

Alternative forms

• sòkòtò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃò.kò.tò/

Noun

ṣòkòtò

1. pants, trousers

   Synonym: ṣọ́ọ́rọ́

   àwínná-owó kò yẹni, àgbàwọ̀ ọ ṣòkòtò kò yẹ ọmọ ènìyàn

   Borrowing money to spend does not befit a person, just as borrowing trousers to wear does not befit a human being

   (proverb on self-sufficiency)

Derived terms

• ṣòkòtò dígò (“underwear”)
• ṣòkòtò kẹ̀m̀bẹ̀ (“A type of long pants type with large and loose sleeves”)
• ṣòkòtò kúkúrú (“shorts”)
• ṣòkòtò nàǹgúdù (“A type of trousers borrowed from the Hausa”)
• ṣòkòtò péńpé (“boxer shorts”)

 

Descendants

• → Baatonum: sòkoto
• → Nupe: tsòkòtò
• → Gun: còkòtò, ṣòkòtò
• → Fon: còkòtò