ຮີດ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Thai รีด (rîit).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [hiːt̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [hiːt̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ຮີດ
  • Rhymes: -iːt̚

Verb

ຮີດ • (hīt) (abstract noun ການຮີດ)

  1. to squeeze, press, extract
    ຮີດນ້ຳ ― hītnam ― squeeze out water
  2. to milk
    ຮີດນົມງົວ ― hītnom ngūa ― milk a cow
  3. to iron, press (clothes)
    ຮີດເຄື່ອງ ― hītkhư̄ang ― iron clothes
  4. to extort, exploit
    ຮີດເອົາເງິນ ― hītē ʼ ngœn ― extort money

Noun

ຮີດ • (hīt)

  1. custom, tradition, law (Pali-influenced)
    ຮີດເກົ່າ ― hītkao ― old customs

Derived terms

  • ຮີດຄອງ (hīt khǭng) — customs, laws
  • ເຕົາຮີດ (tao hīt) — flat iron
  • ຄົນນອກຮີດ (khon nǭk hīt) — pagan
  • ຮີດຜ້າ (hīt phā) — to iron clothes

References

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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