siêu virus

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• siêu vi-rút
• siêu vi rút

Etymology

siêu- (“super-”) +‎ virus.

Sense #2 is a misconstruction influenced by siêu vi (“virus”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siəw˧˧ vi˧˧ ɹut̚˧˦] ~ [siəw˧˧ vi˧˧ zut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ɹʊk̚˦˧˥] ~ [siw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ɹʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ɹʊk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [siw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ ɹʊk͡p̚˦˥]
• Phonetic spelling: siêu vi Rút

Noun

siêu virus

1. supervirus
2. (nonstandard) Synonym of virus (“virus”)