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˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [siw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

siêu vi trùng

1. 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