riết

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruut ~ *ruət ~ *rət ~ *rat ~ *rit ~ *riit ~ *riət (“to tighten, constrict”); 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˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹiək̚˦˥]

Verb

riết

1. to pull tight; to tighten

Adverb

riết

1. uninterruptedly; without a break; continuously

   Synonym: miết