ibà noun /ī.bà/
ịbà (alternative)
Definitions
  1. fever
    Similar words
  2. malaria, malarial fever
Etymology
Cognate with Igbo iba, Ayere iba, Gade iba, Nupe eba, and Igala íbáà, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-bà
Used in
Listed as a similar word by
malaria, fever
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1, where this word is spelled “iba”. Reference: en-iba-yo-noun-HkShxFOI