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paddy

Wiktionary 原文

/ˈpædi/

n.: 稻，谷，爱尔兰人，警察

中文释义来自 ECDICT

paddy¹词源 1

词源链

ms
padi‘paddy plant’
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英语English
paddy

词源说明

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

释义

名词noun

1Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. [from 17th c.]
2countableA paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field

paddy²词源 2

词源说明

English dialect paddy (“worm-eaten”).

释义

形容词adjective

1obsoleteLow; mean; boorish; vagabond.

paddy³词源 3

词源说明

Possibly from Paddy (“Irishman”).

释义

名词noun

1A fit of temper; a tantrum.
2African-American Vernacular, slangA white person.
3colloquial, EnglandA labourer

paddy⁴词源 4

词源说明

Perhaps after the paddy bird, or egret.

释义

名词noun

1A snowy sheathbill.

where

is

. [from 20th c.]

同族词

派生词 5

paddyland
paddymelon
paddy bird
paddy hat
rice paddy herb

同源异形词 1

palay

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or

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4A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.