ṣokoto
Yoruba
Ṣòkòtò àwọn onílùú bàtá
Alternative forms
- sòkòtò
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃò.kò.tò/
Noun
ṣòkòtò
- pants, trousers
- àwínná-owó kò yẹni, àgbàwọ̀ ọ ṣòkòtò kò yẹ ọmọ ènìyàn; bí kò fún wọn lẹ́sẹ́, áá ṣò wọ́n, rẹ́gírẹ́gí laṣọ ẹnií ṣe lára ẹni ― Borrowing money to spend does not befit a person, just as borrowing trousers to wear does not befit a human being, if they are not too tight, they will be too become loose; but whatever dress one owns will always fit perfectly(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”)