Definition

1. Noun:
   • Transplanter / Rice transplanter: A machine used in agriculture, particularly in rice cultivation, to transplant seedlings from a nursery into a paddy field. It automates the manual process of planting.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Máy cấy giúp tiết kiệm rất nhiều thời gian và công sức. (The transplanter saves a lot of time and effort.)
  • Nông dân đang sử dụng máy cấy trên cánh đồng. (The farmers are using a rice transplanter in the field.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is specific to agricultural machinery. In technical contexts, it may be specified as a "paddy transplanter" or "rice seedling transplanter" to distinguish it from machines used for other crops.

Variants and Related Words

• Máy cấy lúa (n): Rice transplanter. A more specific term.
  • Máy cấy lúa hiện đại có thể điều khiển bằng máy tính. (Modern rice transplanters can be computer-controlled.)

Synonyms

• Transplanter: A general term for a machine that transplants seedlings.
• Rice transplanter: The specific machine for rice cultivation.
• Seedling planter: A broader category of planting machines.

Related Terms (Not Synonyms)

• Cấy tay (v): To transplant by hand.
  • Trước đây, ông bà tôi phải cấy tay cả hecta lúa. (In the past, my grandparents had to transplant rice by hand for hectares.)
• Máy gặt (n): Harvester. A machine for a different stage of the crop cycle.
• Máy làm đất (n): Tillage machine. A machine used for preparing the field before transplanting.