siêu vi khuẩn
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
siêu- (“super”) + vi khuẩn (“microbe”), so named because viruses resist antibiotics (which only affect bacteria).
Sino-Vietnamese word from 超 and 微菌.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siəw˧˧ vi˧˧ xwən˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ kʰwəŋ˧˨] ~ [siw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ xwəŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ kʰwəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [siw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ xwəŋ˨˩˦]
Noun edit
Synonyms edit
- (virus): vi rút, siêu vi, siêu vi trùng, vi trùng (informal)
Hypernyms edit
- (virus): vi trùng
Derived terms edit
Derived terms