チフス

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Alternative spelling
窒扶斯 (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Typhus[1][2][3] or Dutch typhus,[1][2] older spelling of modern Dutch tyfus.

Pronunciation

Noun

チフス (chifusu

  1. (pathology) typhus, typhoid fever

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 チフス”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 窒扶斯”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN