birus

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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birus (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (biology, virology) virus
    Synonyms: virus, (neologism) haykap
  2. poison
    Synonyms: lason, kamandag
  3. Alternative form of virus
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Further reading

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