birus

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish virus, from Latin vīrus. Doublet of bisa and virus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧rus
• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾus/, [ˈbi.ɾʊs]

Noun

birus (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. (biology, virology) virus

   Synonym: haykap

2. poison

   Synonyms: lason, kamandag

Related terms

• birolohiya

 

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 169