siêu vi trùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超, 微 and 蟲.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siəw˧˧ vi˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [siw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [siw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

siêu vi trùng

virus (infectious organism)

Synonyms

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

Hypernyms

(virus): vi trùng

Derived terms

Derived terms

siêu vi trùng corona
viêm gan siêu vi trùng

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