paddy
/ˈpædi/noun
उच्चारण पैडी
धान का खेत
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
(also paddy field, rice paddy) a field planted with rice growing in water
धान का खेत
- Women were planting rice in the flooded paddies.
- green paddy fields stretching to the hills
- Farmers stood knee-deep in the paddy and planted the seedlings.
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- After the monsoon, the paddy fields turn bright green.
- Egrets walked along the edge of the paddy looking for fish.
- 2
[U]
rice that is growing or that has been harvested but has not yet had its outer covering removed
धान
- The government buys paddy from farmers at the minimum support price.
- Punjab produces a large amount of paddy.
- The paddy is dried in the sun before it is milled into rice.
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- Farmers brought their paddy to the market on bullock carts.
- Traders buy paddy directly from the farmers at harvest.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: paddy is rice still in its husk, while rice is the grain after the husk has been removed.
Usage में paddy छिलके वाला धान है, जबकि rice छिलका हटाने के बाद का चावल है।