BA.2

See also: ba2 and Ba2

Translingual

This Translingual term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Wikidata

Alternative forms

• BA2, BA 2, BA-2, B-A-2, B A 2, B.A.2

Etymology

From being a mutant version of the BA.1 variant and the older designation B.1.1.529.2. Pango notation does not officially support 4 sublevels, leading to a need to renumber "B.1.1.529.2", thus shortened to a new base "BA" for "B.1.1.529" and ".2" becoming "BA.2"

Proper noun

BA.2

2. (virology, neologism) A subvariant of the Omicron variant. A highly transmissible variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; which became dominant at the turn of the year 2021/2022 in India.

Synonyms

• B.1.1.529.2

 

Hypernyms

• B.1
• B.1.1
• B.1.1.529
• CoV
• SARS-CoV-2
• SARSr-CoV
• Virus

 

Hyponyms

• BA.2.10
• BA.2.10.1
• BA.2.12
• BA.2.12.1
• BA.2.75
• XBB
• XBB.1
• XBB.1.5

 

Coordinate terms

• BA.1
• BA.3
• BA.4
• BA.5
• XE

 

Derived terms

• BA.2.10.1
• BA.2.12
• BA.2.12.1
• BA.2.75

 

Related terms

• B.1.1.529
• B.1.1.529.1
• B.1.1.529.2
• B.1.1.529.3
• B.1.1.529.4
• B.1.1.529.5
• BA.1
• BA.3
• BA.4
• BA.5