바이러스

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English virus.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baireoseu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baileoseu
McCune–Reischauer?pairŏssŭ
Yale Romanization?paileqsu
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 바이러스의 / 바이러스에 / 바이러스까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the third syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

바이러스 • (baireoseu)

  1. virus (disease-causing pseudo-organism)
    Synonym: 비루스 (biruseu, North Korea)
  2. computer virus
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