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rice meaning in Sinhala

බත්

/ɹaɪs/

rice in Sinhala: බත්, හාල් (hāl), වී (wī). In English, rice means cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

Sinhala words for rice

seeds used as food
බත්, හාල් hāl
plants
වී wī

English meaning of rice

  1. noun Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
  2. noun A specific variety of this plant.
  3. noun The seeds of this plant used as food.
  4. noun The seeds of wild rice, used as food.

Full definition of rice

rice in a sentence

  • This is my first rice!

rice in other languages

Questions about rice in Sinhala

What is the meaning of rice in Sinhala?
Rice in Sinhala is බත්, හාල් (hāl), වී (wī).
rice යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Rice: බත්, හාල් (hāl), වී (wī).
What does rice mean in English?
Rice means cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

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