birus

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish virus, from Latin vīrus. Recently loaned from English virus but read as spelled. Doublet of bisa and virus. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbiɾus/ [ˈbiː.ɾʊs] Rhymes: -iɾus Syllabification: bi‧rus === Noun === birus (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔) (biology, virology) virus Synonyms: virus, (neologism) haykap poison Synonyms: lason, kamandag alternative form of virus ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 169