រឹត

See also: រត់

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *rit ~ *riit (to tighten, to constrict). Doublet of រីត (riit, to flatten, to straighten), រឺត (rɨɨt, to squeeze, to milk, to massage). Compare Thai รีด (rîit, to squeeze, to milk; to press, to iron).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រឹត
rẏt
WT romanisation rɨt
(standard) IPA(key) /rɨt/

Verb

រឹត • (rɨt) (abstract noun ការរឹត)

  1. to press, to squeeze (to extract liquid as milk)
      ―  rɨt kɑɑ  ―  to strangle
    ទឹកដោះគោ  ―  rɨt tɨk dɑh koo  ―  to milk
  2. to clasp, grip
  3. to embrace, hug
  4. to tighten, fasten
  5. to strengthen (a relationship)
  6. to massage
  7. to tune (a stringed instrument)
  8. to force
  9. to increase, stretch
  10. to become serious (of a disease), to become more and more (+adjective)
    ខូច  ―  rɨt khouc  ―  to become worse and worse

Derived terms

See also

Adverb

រឹត • (rɨt)

  1. more and more, increasingly

Noun

រឹត • (rɨt)

  1. (ស្លឹក~) dried latania palm leaf (used for writing and for making hats and sacks)