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)

   រឹតក  ―  rɨt kɑɑ  ―  to strangle

   រឹតទឹកដោះគោ  ―  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)

    រឹតខូច  ―  rɨt khouc  ―  to become worse and worse

Derived terms

• អោបរឹត (ʼaop rɨt)

See also

• កៀប (kiəp)
• គាប (kiəp)

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)