rice-paddy ridge
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- 1 rice-paddy ridge、earthen dike between rice fields
This word refers to a raised strip of earth that divides rice paddies, holds in water, and often serves as a path through the fields.
rice-paddy ridge、earthen dike between rice fields
A raised earthen ridge around or between sections of a rice field, used to retain water and mark boundaries.
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เดินตามคันนา dəən taam khan naa walk along the rice-paddy ridge เดินตามคันนา details
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ชาวนาเดินอยู่บนคันนา chaaw naa dəən yùu bon khan naa The farmer is walking on the ridge between the rice fields. ชาวนาเดินอยู่บนคันนา details
Learning notes
Explanation
คันนา is formed from คัน, referring here to a raised strip of earth, and นา, meaning a rice field. It keeps water in a paddy, separates plots, and may also provide a narrow path for people walking through the fields. Depending on the context, it can therefore be translated as “paddy ridge,” “rice-field dike,” or “path along a paddy ridge.” Its classifier is คัน.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing rice farming, work in the paddies, or rural scenery—for example, when building or repairing ridges, describing overflowing water, or walking along the fields.
Caution
It does not mean an ordinary road or path. Also, คัน has several unrelated meanings when used by itself, including “itchy” and a classifier for vehicles; in คันนา, it refers to a raised strip of earth.
Differences from similar words
1 rice-paddy ridge synonyms
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คันดิน is a general term for a raised earthen embankment. คันนา specifically refers to one surrounding or dividing rice paddies.