rết
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ret"
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
edit- (North Central Vietnam) tít (no lenition, with vowel raising)
- (Southern Vietnam) rít (with lenition, with vowel raising)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *-seːt (“centipede”). Cognate with Muong thết.
This is the Northern form that had undergone lenition but with no vowel raising before stop codas, now also the common formal written form. The other forms with vowel raised can still be seen in informal writing.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit(classifier con) rết • (蝎, 𧋍, 𧎴, 𧏲)