siêu vi khuẩn

Vietnamese

Etymology

siêu- (“super”) +‎ vi khuẩn (“microbe”), so named because viruses resist antibiotics (which only affect bacteria).

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超 and 微菌.

Pronunciation

(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

siêu vi khuẩn • (超微菌)

(dated) virus (infectious organism)

Synonyms

(virus): vi rút, siêu vi, siêu vi trùng, vi trùng (informal)

Hypernyms

(virus): vi trùng

Derived terms

Derived terms

siêu vi khuẩn corona
viêm gan siêu vi khuẩn

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