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paddy en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay padi (“paddy plant”). Doublet of palay.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
    • Taking out a handful of paddy the old woman exclaimed, “Look how good this paddy is! It is called Malbhog – it makes excellent puffed rice.” 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:
  2. (countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

Forms

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paddies Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

paddy hat · paddy bird · paddymelon · rice paddy herb · paddyland

Synonyms

palay

Translations (131)

sh rižino polje (wet land where rice grows) · hu rizsföld (wet land where rice grows) · as ধান (rice unmilled) · ml പാടം (wet land where rice grows) · ms padi (rice unmilled) · my စပါး (rice unmilled) · th นาข้าว (wet land where rice grows) · bcl pasi (rice unmilled) · mg akotry (wet land where rice grows) · cy cae reis (wet land where rice grows) · pa ਝੋਨਾ (rice unmilled) · gu ધાન સાળ ડાંગર (rice unmilled) · ml നെല്ല് (rice unmilled) · fr rizière (wet land where rice grows) · th นา (wet land where rice grows) · tr çeltik tarlası (wet land where rice grows) · hi धान का क्षेत्र (wet land where rice grows) · tr çeltik (rice unmilled) · id sawah padi (wet land where rice grows) · fi riisipelto (wet land where rice grows) · it risaia (wet land where rice grows) · ja(wet land where rice grows) · da rismark (wet land where rice grows) · bcl paruyan (wet land where rice grows) · no rismark (wet land where rice grows) · haw loʻi (wet land where rice grows) · ro orezărie (wet land where rice grows) · ceb humayan (wet land where rice grows) · lt lietinimas (wet land where rice grows) · ch fa'i (rice unmilled) · ms sawah padi (wet land where rice grows) · pt arrozal (wet land where rice grows) · za naz (wet land where rice grows) · mi māra (wet land where rice grows) · te వడ్లు (rice unmilled) · cy reis cibynnog (rice unmilled) · ja 水田 (wet land where rice grows) · ko(rice unmilled) · id sawah (wet land where rice grows) · bg арпа (rice unmilled) · as ধাননি (wet land where rice grows) · sh пиринчано поље (wet land where rice grows) · tcy ಬೆನ್ನಿ (wet land where rice grows) · ko(wet land where rice grows) · lo ນາ (wet land where rice grows) · cmn 稻田 (wet land where rice grows) · ota چلتیك (rice unmilled) · tr pirinç tarlası (wet land where rice grows) · cmn(rice unmilled) · sh pirinčano polje (wet land where rice grows) · kk шалы (rice unmilled) · th ข้าวเปลือก (rice unmilled) · id padi (rice unmilled) · ceb pasi (rice unmilled) · tyz(wet land where rice grows) · nl rijstveld (wet land where rice grows) · ko 수전 (wet land where rice grows) · gl arrozal (wet land where rice grows) · af rys veld (wet land where rice grows) · ru ри́с-па́дди (rice unmilled) · mk оризово поле (wet land where rice grows) · ms sawah (wet land where rice grows) · ca arrossar (wet land where rice grows) · vi ruộng lúa (wet land where rice grows) · bn ধানজমি (wet land where rice grows) · ja 田んぼ (wet land where rice grows) · khb ᦓᦱ (wet land where rice grows) · fa شالیزار (wet land where rice grows) · ja(rice unmilled) · ru необру́шенный ри́с (rice unmilled) · el ορυζώνας (wet land where rice grows) · es arroz en cáscara (rice unmilled) · vo risataläned (wet land where rice grows) · ru ри́совое по́ле (wet land where rice grows) · km ស្រែ (wet land where rice grows) · tl palay (rice unmilled) · shn ၼႃး (wet land where rice grows) · bg оризище (wet land where rice grows) · ko(wet land where rice grows) · ceb kahumayan (wet land where rice grows) · es arroz con cáscara (rice unmilled) · he שדה אורז (wet land where rice grows) · fa گرنجار (wet land where rice grows) · fr paddy (rice unmilled) · my လယ် (wet land where rice grows) · bjn pahumaan (wet land where rice grows) · sip ཆུ་ཞིང (wet land where rice grows) · pam pale (rice unmilled) · eo rizejo (wet land where rice grows) · cs rýžové pole (wet land where rice grows) · fa برنجار (wet land where rice grows) · jv pari (rice unmilled) · su sawah (wet land where rice grows) · is hrísgrjónaakur (wet land where rice grows) · fr riz paddy (rice unmilled) · ar حَقْل اَلْأَرُزّ (wet land where rice grows) · ace blang (wet land where rice grows) · si කුඹුර (rice unmilled) · ceb tipasi (rice unmilled) · lo ນາເຂົ້າ (wet land where rice grows) · ilo pagay (rice unmilled) · bcl kabasan (wet land where rice grows) · sv risfält (wet land where rice grows) · ta நெல் வயல் (wet land where rice grows) · jv sawah (wet land where rice grows) · bcl tipasi (rice unmilled) · sq orizore (wet land where rice grows) · be рысавыя палі (wet land where rice grows) · bn ধান (rice unmilled) · fi kuorimaton riisi (rice unmilled) · ml നെല്പാടം (wet land where rice grows) · cmn 水田 (wet land where rice grows) · ceb pilapil (wet land where rice grows) · yue 稻田 (wet land where rice grows) · nod ᨶᩣ (wet land where rice grows) · tl palayan (wet land where rice grows) · hi धान (rice unmilled) · es arrozal (wet land where rice grows) · pl ryż niełuskany (rice unmilled) · de Reisfeld (wet land where rice grows) · ksw ဘု (rice unmilled) · fi paddy (rice unmilled) · sh рижино поље (wet land where rice grows) · pl pole ryżowe (wet land where rice grows) · izh riissupelto (wet land where rice grows) · te అరికెలు (rice unmilled) · my ကောက် (rice unmilled) · ru ри́с-сыре́ц (rice unmilled) · et riisipõld (wet land where rice grows) · it risone (rice unmilled) · ota چلتیك (wet land where rice grows)

paddy en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

English dialect paddy (“worm-eaten”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
    • Becca wrote to Lizzie of her brother's incessant demands: Suthie came to me in a very paddy state and said 'Now ... you must bind a book for me.' 1995, Maureen Borland, D.S. MacColl: Painter, Poet, Art Critic, page 41:
    • Even after the expiration of four months the condition of the paddy persons continued most destitute. The English soldiers became mere barefoot starving beggars in the streets[…] 1860, John Lothrop Motley, The United Netherlands:
    • Now, now, we are getting very paddy today, aren't we John? 2015, Brian Keenan, An Evil Cradling, page 197:

Forms

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more paddy Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most paddy Degree=Sup lexicographic

paddy en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

Etymology

Possibly from Paddy (“Irishman”).

Meanings

  1. A fit of temper; a tantrum.
    • throw a paddy etc.
    • I like the story of the Emperor Frederick who got into a paddy with his cook, and shouted: 'I am the Emperor, and I want dumplings.' 2013, Mike Brown, Adventures with Czech George, page 17:
  2. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) A white person.
    • You know what I like best about paddy chicks? They give good head. Black broads don’t know nothing about giving head. I don’t know why. Might be it has something to do with some ancient tribal custom. 2000, Requiem For a Dream, spoken by Big Tim (Keith David):
  3. (England, colloquial) A labourer's assistant or workmate.
  4. A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.

Forms

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paddies Number=Plur lexicographic

Descendants

pàdí

Synonyms

conniption fit · hissy · wobbler · hissy fit · meltdown · conniption · snit fit · wobbly · catfit · paddy · dummy spit · shit fit · headfit · tantrum · melty

paddy en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

Etymology

Perhaps after the paddy bird, or egret.

Meanings

  1. A snowy sheathbill.

Forms

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paddies Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

paddy paw