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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
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
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Adverb
រឹត • (rɨt)
- more and more, increasingly
Noun
រឹត • (rɨt)
- (ស្លឹក~) dried latania palm leaf (used for writing and for making hats and sacks)