바이러스

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English virus.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠iɾʌ̹s͈ɯ]
• Phonetic hangul: [바이러쓰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baireoseu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baileoseu
McCune–Reischauer?	pairŏssŭ
Yale Romanization?	paileqsu

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 바이러스의 / 바이러스에 / 바이러스까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the third syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

바이러스 • (baireoseu)

1. virus (disease-causing pseudo-organism)

   Synonym: 비루스 (biruseu, North Korea)

2. computer virus