paddy

noun/ˈpædi/CEFR A2

ধান, ধানক্ষেত

Meaning

Rice while it is still growing in a wet field.

Example sentences

Green paddy fills the field.সবুজ ধানে মাঠ ভরে গেছে।
Farmers work in the paddy field.কৃষকরা ধানক্ষেতে কাজ করে।
The paddy fields turn green in summer.গ্রীষ্মে ধানক্ষেত সবুজ হয়ে ওঠে।
Water stands in the paddy all season.সারা মৌসুম ধানক্ষেতে পানি জমে থাকে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: rice field

Similar words, and what each means

rice field
ধানখেত
A field, usually flooded, where rice is grown.
rice field
ধানখেত
A field, usually flooded, where rice is grown.

“paddy” elsewhere on EnglishBD

One Bangla word, ধান, and English needs two: paddy is the crop standing in the field and the grain still in its husk, while rice is what you buy and eat.
English Vocabulary for the Farm →
A single brick road runs through the middle of it, and narrow earth paths branch off towards the houses, most of which have tin roofs and a small yard where paddy is dried.
My Village →
Green paddy fields ran to the horizon, boys waved at the train from the edge of a pond, and small stations passed with their names painted on tin boards.
A Journey by Train →

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“paddy” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সম্প্রসারণ, প্রসারণ
- • মা, আম্মু
- • ধান, ধানক্ষেত
- • চুলার মুখ, বার্নার
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ধান, ধানক্ষেত — paddy (noun) — ধান, ধানক্ষেত. Rice while it is still growing in a wet field.
Which word is closest in meaning to “paddy”?
- • pasture
- • ligament
- • rice field
- • sunroof
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rice field — rice field — ধানখেত. A field, usually flooded, where rice is grown.

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