see|Paddy
Image:Ricefield.jpg|thumb|right|A rice paddy in Bangladesh.
was wotd|2006|December|16
English

Etymology
From w:Malay language|Malay padi "rice field"

Pronunciation
IPA|/�pædi/
audio|en-us-paddy.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ædi|-ædi

Noun
paddy (plural: paddies)

1. Rice, before it is milled
2. An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown

Translations
trans-top|rice unmilled
Korean: ë²¼ (byeo)
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trans-top|wet land where rice grows
Korean: � (non)
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Category:Malay derivations

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