siêu vi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超 and 微. Clipping of siêu vi khuẩn or clipping of siêu vi trùng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siəw˧˧ vi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧] ~ [siw˧˧ vɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧] ~ [siw˧˧ jɪj˧˧]

Noun

siêu vi

1. virus (infectious organism)
2. (computing) virus (type of malware)

Synonyms

• (infectious organism): vi rút, siêu vi trùng, siêu vi khuẩn (dated), vi trùng (informal)

Hypernyms

• (infectious organism): vi trùng
• (type of malware): mã độc

Derived terms

Derived terms

• siêu vi corona
• viêm gan siêu vi