siêu vi trùng
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editsiêu (“super”) + vi trùng, so named because viruses resist antibiotics (which only affect bacteria).
Sino-Vietnamese word from 超, 微 and 蟲.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siəw˧˧ vi˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [siw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [siw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
Noun
edit- virus (infectious organism)
Synonyms
edit- (virus): vi rút, siêu vi, siêu vi khuẩn (dated), vi trùng (informal)
Hypernyms
edit- (virus): vi trùng
Derived terms
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