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

1. middle class

Coordinate terms

• gbáàtúù, mẹ̀kúnnù; tálákà (“working class”)
• sàràkí, ọ̀tọ̀kùlú (“upper class; aristocracy; nobility”)