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)

to press, to squeeze (to extract liquid as milk)
រឹតក ― rɨt kɑɑ ― to strangle

រឹតទឹកដោះគោ ― rɨt tɨk dɑh koo ― to milk
to clasp, grip
to embrace, hug
to tighten, fasten
to strengthen (a relationship)
to massage
to tune (a stringed instrument)
to force
to increase, stretch
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)

Adverb

រឹត • (rɨt)

more and more, increasingly

Noun

រឹត • (rɨt)

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