riel

See also: Riel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer រៀល (riəl).

Noun

riel (plural riels)

1. The monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen or 10 kak. Symbol: ៛

Translations

currency of Cambodia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瑞爾 / 瑞尔 (zh) (ruì'ěr)

• Czech: riel m
• German: Riel (de) m
• Japanese: リエル (ja) (rieru)
• Khmer: រៀល (km) (riəl), ៛ (៛)
• Korean: 리엘 (riel)
• Lao: ເຣລ (rēn)
• Malay: riel
• Russian: рие́ль (ru) m (riélʹ)
• Thai: เรียล (th) (riial)

Anagrams

• Iler, Irel., Lier, Reil, lier, lire, rile

French

Noun

riel m (plural riels)

1. riel

Middle English

Adjective

riel

1. alternative form of ryal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan riell (“bar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrjel/ [ˈrjel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: riel

Noun

riel m (plural rieles)

1. (rail transport) rail, track

   Synonyms: carril, raíl

   riel conductor ― third rail

   riel de toma ― third rail

   riel de guía ― guardrail; guide rail

2. ingot, bar

Further reading

• “riel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025