rết

See also: ret, rét, rêt, and Ret.

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• rít
• tít

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-seːt (“centipede”). Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh tít.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zet̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐet̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹəːt̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) rết • (蝎, 𧋍, 𧎴, 𧏲)

1. a centipede

See also

• cuốn chiếu