ibà noun /ī.bà/
ịbà (alternative)
Definitions
  1. fever
  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
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1, where this word is spelled “iba”. Reference: en-iba-yo-noun-HkShxFOI