Egbona

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Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ègbóná (“smallpox”), ultimately from è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbóná (“to be hot; to become hot”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ègbóná

  1. (euphemistic, proscribed, obsolete) a euphemistic name for the deity of smallpox (Ṣànpọ̀nná)
    Synonyms: Ilẹ̀ Tútù, Ṣànpọ̀nná, Ilẹ̀égbóná, Ọbalúayé, Olóde

Usage notes[edit]

The name was later proscribed by his priests because of the belief it led to the greater spread of the disease, and was replaced with Ilẹ̀ Tútù.

References[edit]

  • Buckley, A. D. The God of Smallpox: Aspects of Yoruba Religious Knowledge, [1], 1985
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