Definition

1. Noun:
   • Rice-seedling field: A field specifically prepared and used for growing young rice plants (seedlings) before they are transplanted to the main paddy field.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người nông dân đang chăm sóc lúa ở nương mạ. (The farmer is tending to the rice in the rice-seedling field.)
  • Sau Tết, bà con bắt đầu gieo mạ ở nương mạ. (After the Lunar New Year, people start sowing seeds in the rice-seedling field.)

Advanced Usage

• "ra nương mạ": to go to the rice-seedling field.
  • Sáng sớm, mẹ tôi đã ra nương mạ. (Early in the morning, my mother went to the rice-seedling field.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mạ (n): Rice seedling.
  • Mạ đã lên xanh. (The rice seedlings have grown green.)
• Nương (n): Field, often on a hillside or slope. (Note: When combined with "mạ", it specifically refers to a field for seedlings).
• Ruộng mạ (n): Another term for a rice-seedling field, similar to "nương mạ".

Synonyms

• Vườn ươm mạ: Rice seedling nursery (emphasizes the nurturing aspect).
• Thửa ruộng gieo mạ: The field where rice seeds are sown.

Notes on Meaning

• The term "nương mạ" is primarily used in agricultural contexts in Northern and North Central Vietnam. It is a compound noun where "nương" specifies the type of field and "mạ" specifies the purpose (for seedlings).
• It refers to the initial stage of rice cultivation, distinct from the main flooded paddy field (ruộng lúa).

1. Rice-seedling field