transplant rice seedlings
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This means to transplant young rice seedlings into a paddy field.
transplant rice seedlings
Used for the rice-farming task of putting rice seedlings into a flooded paddy field.
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ชาวนากำลังดำนา chaaw naa kamlaŋ dam naa The farmers are transplanting rice seedlings. ชาวนากำลังดำนา details
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วันนี้เราจะไปดำนา wan níi raw cà pay dam naa We’re going to transplant rice seedlings today. วันนี้เราจะไปดำนา details
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ถึงฤดูดำนาแล้ว thʉ̌ŋ rʉ́duu dam naa lɛ́ɛw The rice-transplanting season has arrived. ถึงฤดูดำนาแล้ว details
Learning notes
Explanation
ดำนา is best learned as one fixed expression meaning “to transplant rice seedlings.” นา means a rice field or paddy field, but ดำ should not be interpreted literally here as “black” or “dive.” The word is common in agricultural and rural-life contexts. To refer to the activity as a noun, use การดำนา.
Usage
It is used when talking about rice farming, rural life, rainy-season farm work, school farming activities, or agricultural news. It often appears with words such as ชาวนา “rice farmer,” นา “paddy field,” and ฤดูฝน “rainy season.”
Caution
Use ปลูก for planting in general. ดำนา is specifically for transplanting rice seedlings into a paddy field.
Differences from similar words
1 transplant rice seedlings synonyms
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ดำ can mean to transplant seedlings in a farming context, but by itself it also has unrelated meanings such as “black” or “dive.” ดำนา is clearer for learners when talking about rice planting.