ṣànpọ̀nná
noun
/ʃã̀.k͡pɔ̃̀.nã́/
ṣọ̀pọ̀ná (alternative), ṣọ̀npọ̀nnọ́ (alternative)
Definitions
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smallpox
Similar wordsilẹ̀ẹ́gbónáolódeìgbónáègbónáUsed inṢànpọ̀nnáname 2 entries are spelled “Ṣànpọ̀nná”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. Ṣànpọ̀nná a widely feared deity associated with smallpox and other infectious diseases, pandemics, but he is regarded as the bringer of the dry season, sunlight, and in some traditions, of healing, biomedicine. He is known euphemistically as Ọbalúayé Ṣọ̀npọ̀nnọ́ alternative form of Ṣànpọ̀nná (“the widely feared deity associated with smallpox and other infectious diseases, known euphemistically as Ọbalúayé”)
Etymology
Likely from Nupe tsàkpã̀nnã̌gi
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ṣanpọnna”.
Reference:
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