riz

See also: riž and rizz

English

Verb

riz

1. (US, dialect) simple past of rise; rose
2. (US, dialect) past participle of rise; risen

Anagrams

• zir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French riz, ris, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), ὄρυζον (óruzon). The spelling in -z after the Greek and Latin oryza, adopted in order to distinguish from ris (several senses).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁi/

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• Homophones: ri, rie, rient, ries, ris, rit

Noun

riz m (invariable)

1. rice

Derived terms

• gâteau de riz
• poudre de riz
• riz au lait
• riz blanc
• riz cargo
• riz complet
• riz étuvé
• riz gluant
• vin de riz

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: diri

Further reading

• “riz”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Norman

Alternative forms

• ris (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French ris.

Noun

riz m (plural riz)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) rice

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɣi˧˩/
• Tone numbers: ri²
• Hyphenation: riz

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̬.lwiəᴬ (“to lick”). Cognate with Thai เลีย (liia), Lao ເລຍ (līa), Northern Thai ᩃ᩠ᨿᩮ, Lü ᦵᦟ (le), Tai Dam ꪩꪸ, Shan လေး (lée), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥰ (lë), Ahom 𑜎𑜦 (le), Bouyei riez, Nong Zhuang laix.

Verb

riz (Sawndip forms 𫬎 or 𰰇 or 如 or 𠻗 or ⿰舌食 or 叻 or 舐, 1957–1982 spelling riƨ)

1. to lick

Etymology 2

Noun

riz (Sawndip forms 𨂷 or 移 or 𨆢, 1957–1982 spelling riƨ)

1. trace; mark; evidence; trail
2. whereabouts