riết

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *riətˀ (“to tighten, squeeze”). Cognate with Pacoh reit (“to tighten, pull tight”), Koho riit (“to tighten”), Khmer រួត (ruət) and រឹត (rɨt).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹiək̚˦˥]

Verb

riết • (滅, 𦀎, 𦃾)

  1. to pull tight; to tighten

Adverb

riết • (哲)

  1. uninterruptedly; without a break; continuously
    Synonym: miết

Derived terms

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