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We, however, can be faulted in the use of the Malay word padi in our English.
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Threshing consists in beating the ears with thick sticks to loosen the husks, after which the padi is carried in baskets to platforms ten feet above the ground, and is allowed to fall on mats, when the chaff is driven away by the wind.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883
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Nevertheless we can be justified to use the word padi solely in its original sense of "rice in the husk".
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Thus decked out, the ears are called the padi-pe˘ ngantèn, that is, the Rice-bride and the Rice-bridegroom; their wedding feast is celebrated, and the cutting of the rice begins immediately afterwards.
Chapter 46. The Corn-Mother in Many Lands. § 2. The Rice-mother in the East Indies 1922
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In particular Saning Sari is represented by certain stalks or grains called indoea padi, that is, literally, Mother of Rice, a name that is often given to the guardian spirit herself.
Chapter 46. The Corn-Mother in Many Lands. § 2. The Rice-mother in the East Indies 1922
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Thus decked out, the ears are called the padi-pě ngant, that is, the Rice-bride and the Rice-bridegroom; their wedding feast is celebrated, and the cutting of the rice begins immediately afterwards.
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In particular Saning Sari is represented by certain stalks or grains called indoea padi, that is, literally, "Mother of Rice," a name that is often given to the guardian spirit herself.
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Rice (Oryza sativa) whilst in the husk is called padi by the Malays (from whose language the word seems to have found its way to the maritime parts of the continent of India), bras when deprived of the husk, and nasi after it has been boiled; besides which it assumes other names in its various states of growth and preparation.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Two or three men enter the plantation, as it is usual to call the padi-field, holding in each hand sticks about five feet long and two inches diameter, bluntly pointed, with which, striking them into the ground as they advance, they make small, shallow holes, at the distance of about five inches from each other.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Thus decked out, the ears are called the padi-pĕngantèn, that is, the Rice-bride and the
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