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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish virus, from Latin vīrus. Doublet of bisa and virus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiɾus/,
- Hyphenation: bi‧rus
Noun
birus (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)
- (biology, virology) virus
- Synonym: haykap
- poison
- Synonyms: lason, kamandag
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Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 169