rice field

noun/ˈraɪs fiːld/CEFR A2

ধানখেত

Meaning

A field, usually flooded, where rice is grown.

Example sentences

  • The rice fields turn gold in November.নভেম্বরে ধানখেত সোনালি হয়ে ওঠে।
  • He walked home along the rice fields.ধানখেতের পাশ দিয়ে সে বাড়ি ফিরল।

Common phrases with “rice field”

  • flooded rice fieldsপানিভরা ধানখেত
  • work in the rice fieldsধানখেতে কাজ করা
  • across the rice fieldsধানখেত পেরিয়ে

A common mistake

We bought two sacks of rice field.→We bought two sacks of paddy.

Paddy does two jobs: it is the field, and it is rice still in its husk before milling. Rice field is always the land, so it is the safer word when you mean the place.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: paddy, paddy field

Similar words, and what each means

  • paddy

    ধান, ধানক্ষেত

    Rice while it is still growing in a wet field.

  • paddy field

    ধানখেত

    A flooded field where rice is grown.

Other English words for “ধানখেত”

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Check yourself

  1. “rice field” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ধানখেত
    • • উড়োজাহাজ, বিমান
    • • অধ্যায়
    • • চকলেট
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    ধানখেত — rice field (noun) — ধানখেত. A field, usually flooded, where rice is grown.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “rice field”?

    • • engine
    • • tide
    • • glue
    • • paddy
    Show the answer

    paddy — paddy — ধান, ধানক্ষেত. Rice while it is still growing in a wet field.

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