birus

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish virus, from Latin vīrus. Recently loaned from English virus but read as spelled. Doublet of bisa and virus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbiɾus/ [ˈbiː.ɾʊs]
  • Rhymes: -iɾus
  • Syllabification: bi‧rus

Noun

birus (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (biology, virology) virus
    Synonyms: virus, (neologism) haykap
  2. poison
    Synonyms: lason, kamandag
  3. alternative form of virus
  • birolohiya

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 169
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