birus

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish virus, from Latin vīrus. Doublet of bisa and virus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: bi‧rus
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɾus/, [ˈbi.ɾʊs]

Noun[edit]

birus (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (biology, virology) virus
    Synonym: haykap
  2. poison
    Synonyms: lason, kamandag

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Further reading[edit]

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 169
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