riel

See also: Riel

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Khmer រៀល (riəl)bor.

English riel

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, -lier

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