máy đập
Definition
- Noun:
- Thresher / Threshing machine: A machine used in agriculture to separate grains (like rice, wheat, or corn) from their stalks and husks. This is the primary and most common meaning.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trước đây, người nông dân đập lúa bằng tay, nhưng bây giờ họ dùng máy đập. (In the past, farmers threshed rice by hand, but now they use a threshing machine.)
- Máy đập lúa giúp tiết kiệm rất nhiều thời gian và công sức. (The rice thresher saves a lot of time and effort.)
- Tiếng máy đập vang lên khắp cánh đồng vào mùa thu hoạch. (The sound of threshing machines echoes across the fields during harvest season.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "máy đập" is often combined with the specific crop for clarity, forming compound terms like "máy đập lúa" (rice thresher) or "máy đập ngô" (corn sheller/thresher). While "máy đập" alone is understood, these specific terms are very common.
Variants and Related Words
- Máy tuốt lúa (n): Another term for a rice thresher; "tuốt" specifically means to strip or pluck.
- Máy đập lúa (n): Rice threshing machine.
- Máy đập ngô (n): Corn sheller or corn thresher.
- Máy gặt đập liên hợp (n): Combine harvester (literally "combined reaping-threshing machine").
Synonyms
- Thresher: A machine for threshing grain.
- Threshing machine: The full technical term.
- Batteuse: The French-derived term, as noted in historical dictionaries.
Notes on Meaning
- The core meaning of "máy đập" is specifically agricultural. The verb "đập" means "to hit" or "to strike," which directly describes the machine's threshing action. Do not confuse it with other types of machines that may have "đập" in their name for different purposes (e.g., a crusher or breaker for stones would be a completely different machine, typically specified like "máy đập đá").