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)

1. (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