Òṣómàáló
name
/ò.ʃó.màá.ló/
Definitions
- an Ìjẹ̀ṣà person (in particular) a trader
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]”.
Component words
Descendants
OsomaaloEnglish
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Oṣomaalo”.
Reference:
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