Egbona

== Yoruba == === Etymology === From ègbóná (“smallpox”), ultimately from è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbóná (“to be hot; to become hot”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /è.ɡ͡bó.nã́/ === Proper noun === Ègbóná (euphemistic, proscribed, obsolete) a euphemistic name for the deity of smallpox (Ṣànpọ̀nná) Synonyms: Ilẹ̀ Tútù, Ṣànpọ̀nná, Ilẹ̀égbóná, Ọbalúayé, Olóde ==== Usage notes ==== 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 === Buckley, A. D. The God of Smallpox: Aspects of Yoruba Religious Knowledge, [1], 1985