pad·dy 
(pădē)
(pădē)n. pl. pad·dies
1. Rice, especially in the husk, whether gathered or still in the field.
2. A specially irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
[Malay padi, rice plant, rice in the field, unhusked rice, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian, rice plant.]