rỉ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ri"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cr(ii)h. Cognate with Arem parɛh, Khmer ច្រែះ (creh).

Alternative forms

  • (North Vietnam) gỉ

Adjective

rỉ

  1. rusty; rusted
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

rỉ • (𠯇)

  1. to leak, to drip
  2. to whisper
    • 2016, chapter 10, in Nguyễn Đức Vịnh, transl., Đừng nói chuyện với cô ấy, part II, NXB Phụ Nữ, translation of 别和她说话 by Yù Jǐn (Ngộ Cẩn):
      Tôi rời khỏi phòng bệnh, đi tới rỉ tai với Đường Bác Hiên đang chờ bên ngoài phòng bệnh mấy câu, […]
      I left the hospital room and whispered a few words in the ear of Táng Bóxuān, who was waiting outside the hospital room, […]
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